diff --git a/mk/cmake/Modules/FindCURL.cmake b/mk/cmake/Modules/FindCURL.cmake
index 18e58484..38d7c447 100644
--- a/mk/cmake/Modules/FindCURL.cmake
+++ b/mk/cmake/Modules/FindCURL.cmake
@@ -19,8 +19,26 @@ INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(CURL DEFAULT_MSG CURL_LIBRARY CURL_INCLUDE_DIR)
 
 IF(CURL_FOUND)
+
   SET(CURL_LIBRARIES ${CURL_LIBRARY})
   SET(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+  # IF we are using a system that supports curl-config use it
+  # and force using static libs
+  IF(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    FIND_PROGRAM( CMAKE_CURL_CONFIG curl-config)
+
+    IF(CMAKE_CURL_CONFIG)
+      # run the curl-config program to get --static-libs
+      EXEC_PROGRAM(sh
+	ARGS "${CMAKE_CURL_CONFIG} --static-libs"
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE CURL_STATIC_LIBS
+        RETURN_VALUE RET)
+
+      SET(CURL_LIBRARIES "-static ${CURL_STATIC_LIBS}")
+    ENDIF()
+
+ENDIF()
 ELSE(CURL_FOUND)
   SET(CURL_LIBRARIES)
   SET(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS)