diff --git a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
index 3c3ad082fc..8de4358107 100644
--- a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
+++ b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ endif
 
 LIBCURL_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL_TLS_NONE),y)
+LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --without-ssl
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL_OPENSSL),y)
 LIBCURL_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 # configure adds the cross openssl dir to LD_LIBRARY_PATH which screws up
@@ -57,10 +61,10 @@ LIBCURL_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 # Fix it by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to something sensible so those libs
 # are found first.
 LIBCURL_CONF_ENV += LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(if $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH),$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH):)/lib:/usr/lib
-LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs
 else
-LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --without-ssl
+LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --without-openssl
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL_BEARSSL),y)