diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91f4dd95d0..4540350f8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules" )
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(Utils)
 
+# function to help with cUrl
+macro(FIND_CURL)
+   if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE AND CURL_STATICLIB)
+      set (OLD_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+      set (CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a)
+      find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+      list(APPEND CURL_LIBRARIES ssl crypto)
+      set (CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${OLD_SUFFIXES})
+   else (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE AND CURL_STATICLIB)
+      find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+   endif (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE AND CURL_STATICLIB)
+endmacro()
+
 # Fortify source
 if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
 	if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/elasticsearch/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/plugins/elasticsearch/CMakeLists.txt
index ce9c7c1d1d..c7810f4eb3 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/elasticsearch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/plugins/elasticsearch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ file(GLOB HEADERS "include/graphene/elasticsearch/*.hpp")
 add_library( graphene_elasticsearch
         elasticsearch_plugin.cpp
            )
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+
+find_curl()
+
 include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(MSVC)
   set_source_files_properties(elasticsearch_plugin.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/bigobj" )
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/es_objects/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/plugins/es_objects/CMakeLists.txt
index 42d18a6580..2cae2ffde4 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/es_objects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/plugins/es_objects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ file(GLOB HEADERS "include/graphene/es_objects/*.hpp")
 add_library( graphene_es_objects
         es_objects.cpp
            )
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+
+find_curl()
+
 include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(CURL_STATICLIB)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(graphene_es_objects PROPERTIES
diff --git a/libraries/utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index 4311ef46cb..c4c01cd212 100644
--- a/libraries/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ set(sources
 
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/git_revision.cpp.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git_revision.cpp" @ONLY)
 list(APPEND sources "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git_revision.cpp")
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+
+find_curl()
+
 include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_library( graphene_utilities
              ${sources}