diff --git a/search-services/packaging/pom.xml b/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
index 033ddc78b..b5faef5aa 100644
--- a/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
                                 <replace token= "\bin\solr.in.cmd" value="\..\solr.in.cmd" dir="target/solr-${solr.version}">
                                     <include name="**/bin/solr.cmd"/>
                                 </replace>
+                                <replace token= "SOLR_SSL_OPTS=%SOLR_SSL_OPTS%" value="SOLR_SSL_OPTS=!SOLR_SSL_OPTS!" dir="target/solr-${solr.version}">
+                                    <include name="**/bin/solr.cmd"/>
+                                </replace>
                                 <replace token= "#SOLR_LOGS_DIR=logs" value="SOLR_LOGS_DIR=../../logs" dir="target/solr-${solr.version}">
                                     <include name="**/bin/solr.in.sh"/>
                                 </replace>