diff --git a/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp b/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
index 69e2042ad..3def3ac6e 100644
--- a/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
+++ b/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
           }
         ],
         [
-          "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac'", {
+          "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
             "libraries": [
-              "-lcurl"
+              "<!(curl-config --libs)"
             ]
           }
         ],
diff --git a/vendor/libgit2.gyp b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
index 539f6e9ba..f6e617ef9 100644
--- a/vendor/libgit2.gyp
+++ b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@
         }],
         ["OS=='mac' or OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
           "cflags": [
-            "-DGIT_CURL"
+            "-DGIT_CURL",
+            "<!(curl-config --cflags)"
           ],
           "defines": [
             "GIT_CURL"