diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04c2231023..944d2c3af5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ all::
 # Define CURLDIR=/foo/bar if your curl header and library files are in
 # /foo/bar/include and /foo/bar/lib directories.
 #
+# Define CURL_CONFIG to curl's configuration program that prints information
+# about the library (e.g., its version number).  The default is 'curl-config'.
+#
 # Define NO_EXPAT if you do not have expat installed.  git-http-push is
 # not built, and you cannot push using http:// and https:// transports (dumb).
 #
@@ -428,6 +431,7 @@ TCL_PATH = tclsh
 TCLTK_PATH = wish
 XGETTEXT = xgettext
 MSGFMT = msgfmt
+CURL_CONFIG = curl-config
 PTHREAD_LIBS = -lpthread
 PTHREAD_CFLAGS =
 GCOV = gcov
@@ -1036,7 +1040,7 @@ ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA_H
 endif
 
 IMAP_SEND_BUILDDEPS =
-IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS = $(OPENSSL_LINK) $(OPENSSL_LIBSSL) $(LIB_4_CRYPTO)
+IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS =
 
 ifdef NO_CURL
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_CURL
@@ -1066,13 +1070,13 @@ else
 	REMOTE_CURL_NAMES = $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY) $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)
 	PROGRAM_OBJS += http-fetch.o
 	PROGRAMS += $(REMOTE_CURL_NAMES)
-	curl_check := $(shell (echo 070908; curl-config --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
+	curl_check := $(shell (echo 070908; $(CURL_CONFIG) --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
 	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "070908"
 		ifndef NO_EXPAT
 			PROGRAM_OBJS += http-push.o
 		endif
 	endif
-	curl_check := $(shell (echo 072200; curl-config --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
+	curl_check := $(shell (echo 072200; $(CURL_CONFIG) --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
 	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "072200"
 		USE_CURL_FOR_IMAP_SEND = YesPlease
 	endif
@@ -1093,6 +1097,7 @@ else
 		endif
 	endif
 endif
+IMAP_SEND_LDFLAGS += $(OPENSSL_LINK) $(OPENSSL_LIBSSL) $(LIB_4_CRYPTO)
 
 ifdef ZLIB_PATH
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -I$(ZLIB_PATH)/include
@@ -1978,10 +1983,10 @@ git-imap-send$X: imap-send.o $(IMAP_SEND_BUILDDEPS) GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 
 git-http-fetch$X: http.o http-walker.o http-fetch.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
-		$(LIBS) $(CURL_LIBCURL)
+		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(LIBS)
 git-http-push$X: http.o http-push.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
-		$(LIBS) $(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT)
+		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
 git-remote-testsvn$X: remote-testsvn.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS) $(VCSSVN_LIB)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS) \
@@ -1995,7 +2000,7 @@ $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES): $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY)
 
 $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY): remote-curl.o http.o http-walker.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
-		$(LIBS) $(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT)
+		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
 $(LIB_FILE): $(LIB_OBJS)
 	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14012fad72..fd22d41b2f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -521,10 +521,33 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([curl], [curl_global_init],
 [NO_CURL=],
 [NO_CURL=YesPlease])
 
+if test -z "${NO_CURL}" && test -z "${NO_OPENSSL}"; then
+
+AC_CHECK_LIB([curl], [Curl_ssl_init],
+[NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CURL=YesPlease],
+[NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CURL=])
+
+GIT_CONF_SUBST([NEEDS_SSL_WITH_CURL])
+
+fi
+
 GIT_UNSTASH_FLAGS($CURLDIR)
 
 GIT_CONF_SUBST([NO_CURL])
 
+if test -z "$NO_CURL"; then
+
+AC_CHECK_PROG([CURL_CONFIG], [curl-config],
+[curl-config],
+[no])
+
+if test $CURL_CONFIG != no; then
+    GIT_CONF_SUBST([CURL_CONFIG])
+fi
+
+fi
+
+
 #
 # Define NO_EXPAT if you do not have expat installed.  git-http-push is
 # not built, and you cannot push using http:// and https:// transports.