diff --git a/octave/Makefile b/octave/Makefile
index 9a20209..bfdefac 100644
--- a/octave/Makefile
+++ b/octave/Makefile
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ OCTAVE_LIB_DIR := /usr/lib
 # ugly workaround for octave 3.2.4 to compile with latest openwrt toolchain
 TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -include stddef.h -fpermissive
 
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += --without-x --without-fftw --disable-docs
-CONFIGURE_VARS += octlibdir=$(OCTAVE_LIB_DIR) \
-	FFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --without-x --without-fftw --disable-docs --without-curl
+CONFIGURE_VARS += octlibdir=$(OCTAVE_LIB_DIR) FFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 #MAKE_FLAGS += "LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib" 
 
 define Build/Configure