diff --git a/cmake/modules/curl.cmake b/cmake/modules/curl.cmake
index a7c69d0db1..dacc4accb3 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/curl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/curl.cmake
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ else()
 			FILES_MATCHING
 			PATTERN "*.h"
 		)
+		find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
 	endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a0404f7e2..875b92a5d4 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,9 +160,15 @@ set_sinsp_target_properties(sinsp)
 target_link_libraries(
 	sinsp
 	PUBLIC scap
-	PRIVATE "${CURL_LIBRARIES}" "${JSONCPP_LIB}" "${RE2_LIB}"
+	PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_LIB} ${RE2_LIB}
 )
 
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+	if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
+		target_link_libraries(sinsp PRIVATE CURL::libcurl)
+	endif()
+endif()
+
 if(NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
 	target_link_libraries(
 		sinsp