diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 60480444f..c9f1ee970 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 tar-ustar])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 OPENSSL_MINIMUM=0.9.4
-CURL_MINIMUM=7.16.0
+CURL_MINIMUM=7.15.0
 GIO_MINIMUM=2.15.5
 GLIB_MINIMUM=2.6.0
 GTK_MINIMUM=2.6.0