diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/Makefile b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/Makefile
index a4975536e0..e370f6398c 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 MODNAME=mod_spidermonkey
 include sm.mak
-LOCAL_CFLAGS  += -I$(BASE)/libs/curl/include
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS += $(BASE)/libs/curl/lib/libcurl.la
-
+WANT_CURL=yes
 include ../../../../build/modmake.rules
 
 local_depend:
diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
index 69edb38e9a..2244e8c0c3 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,5 @@
 
 # and define these variables to impact your build
 MODNAME=mod_xml_curl
-LOCAL_CFLAGS=-I$(BASE)/libs/curl/include
-LOCAL_LDFLAGS=$(BASE)/libs/curl/lib/libcurl.la
-LOCAL_OBJS=
+WANT_CURL=yes
 include ../../../../build/modmake.rules
-
-local_depend:
-	cd $(BASE)/libs/curl && $(MAKE)