diff --git a/cmake/vendor.cmake b/cmake/vendor.cmake
index e5fdcda5..15339ec7 100644
--- a/cmake/vendor.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vendor.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif()
 option(DOWNLOAD_CAPSTONE "Force download capstone" ON)
 option(DOWNLOAD_GLFW "Force download glfw" ${DLOPT})
 option(DOWNLOAD_FREETYPE "Force download freetype" ${DLOPT})
-option(DOWNLOAD_LIBCURL "Force download libcURL" ${DLOPT})
+option(DOWNLOAD_LIBCURL "Force download libcURL" OFF)
 option(DOWNLOAD_PUGIXML "Force download pugixml" ${DLOPT})
 
 # capstone