diff --git a/libs/curl/Makefile b/libs/curl/Makefile
index 6152eeea1..c84363f25 100644
--- a/libs/curl/Makefile
+++ b/libs/curl/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ define Package/libcurl
   $(call Package/curl/Default)
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +zlib
+  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +zlib +USE_EGLIBC:librt
   TITLE:=A client-side URL transfer library
 endef