diff --git a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
index 8d8fdb4..888f6d0 100644
--- a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
+++ b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
@@ -25,17 +25,20 @@ else
 LIBCURL_CONF_OPT += --without-ssl
 endif
 
+define LIBCURL_FIX_DOT_PC
+	printf 'Requires: openssl\n' >>$(@D)/libcurl.pc.in
+endef
+LIBCURL_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),LIBCURL_FIX_DOT_PC)
+
 define LIBCURL_TARGET_CLEANUP
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/curl-config \
 	       $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_CURL),,$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/curl)
 endef
-
 LIBCURL_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBCURL_TARGET_CLEANUP
 
 define LIBCURL_STAGING_FIXUP_CURL_CONFIG
 	$(SED) "s,prefix=/usr,prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr," $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/curl-config
 endef
-
 LIBCURL_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += LIBCURL_STAGING_FIXUP_CURL_CONFIG
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))