diff --git a/lang/python/python-curl/Makefile b/lang/python/python-curl/Makefile
index 21c46db01..3986b14ab 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-curl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-curl/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Python module interface to the cURL library.
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,,install --prefix=/usr --root=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR))
+	$(call Build/Compile/PyMod,,install --with-openssl --prefix=/usr --root=$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR))
 endef
 
 define Package/python-curl/install