diff --git a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
index 99a451b636..8a5ab6dead 100644
--- a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
+++ b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ LIBCURL_CONF_ENV += LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(if $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH),$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH):)
 LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),y)
-LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-gnutls=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-gnutls=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	--with-ca-fallback
 LIBCURL_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNSS),y)
 LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-nss=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr