diff --git a/package/bcm-refsw/Config.in b/package/bcm-refsw/Config.in
index 22f1cae9fa00..008d038a388b 100644
--- a/package/bcm-refsw/Config.in
+++ b/package/bcm-refsw/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BCM_REFSW
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_NEXUS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL
 	help
 		bcm-refsw
 
diff --git a/package/bcm-refsw/bcm-refsw.mk b/package/bcm-refsw/bcm-refsw.mk
index 581eac4a8876..cc932572a2c2 100644
--- a/package/bcm-refsw/bcm-refsw.mk
+++ b/package/bcm-refsw/bcm-refsw.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif
 BCM_REFSW_SITE = git@github.com:Metrological/bcm-refsw.git
 BCM_REFSW_SITE_METHOD = git
 
-BCM_REFSW_DEPENDENCIES = linux host-pkgconf host-flex host-bison host-gperf
+BCM_REFSW_DEPENDENCIES = linux host-pkgconf host-flex host-bison host-gperf libcurl
 BCM_REFSW_LICENSE = PROPRIETARY
 BCM_REFSW_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 BCM_REFSW_INSTALL_TARGET = YES