diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
index 37990ca05e..9630aaadb1 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_curl/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 json-c=json-c-0.8
 BASE=../../../..
+WANT_CURL=yes
 
 JSON_DIR=$(BASE)/libs/$(json-c)