diff --git a/depends/packages/curl.mk b/depends/packages/curl.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba0e20a048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/packages/curl.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package=curl
+$(package)_version=7.55.0
+$(package)_download_path=https://curl.haxx.se/download/
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=dae1b1be34f5983e8d46917f2bdbb2335aecd0e57f777f4c32213da6a8050a80
+define $(package)_set_vars
+  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared
+  $(package)_config_opts+= --enable-static
+  $(package)_config_opts_release+=--disable-debug-mode
+  $(package)_config_opts_linux+=--with-pic
+endef
+define $(package)_config_cmds
+  $($(package)_autoconf)
+endef
+define $(package)_build_cmds
+  $(MAKE)
+endef
+define $(package)_stage_cmds
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
+endef
+define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
+endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index fd47ff10a8..70f057fb46 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-packages:=boost openssl
+packages:=boost openssl curl
 native_packages := native_ccache
 
 qt_packages = qrencode zlib