diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
index 4374771df2..a87d0da512 100755
--- a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 		push(@args, "libeay32.lib");
 	} elsif ("$arg" eq "-lssl") {
 		push(@args, "ssleay32.lib");
+	} elsif ("$arg" eq "-lcurl") {
+		push(@args, "libcurl.lib");
 	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-L/ && "$arg" ne "-LTCG") {
 		$arg =~ s/^-L/-LIBPATH:/;
 		push(@args, $arg);
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 6069a44350..cfc2a9323f 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
 	UNRELIABLE_FSTAT = UnfortunatelyYes
 	OBJECT_CREATION_USES_RENAMES = UnfortunatelyNeedsTo
 	NO_REGEX = YesPlease
-	NO_CURL = YesPlease
 	NO_GETTEXT = YesPlease
 	NO_PYTHON = YesPlease
 	BLK_SHA1 = YesPlease