diff --git a/bazel/curl.BUILD b/bazel/curl.BUILD
index f0418a62dd..e70509034d 100644
--- a/bazel/curl.BUILD
+++ b/bazel/curl.BUILD
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cc_library(
     ]),
     copts = CURL_COPTS + [
         "-DOS=\"os\"",
+        "-DUSE_SSL",
     ],
     defines = ["CURL_STATICLIB"],
     includes = [
@@ -55,5 +56,9 @@ cc_library(
             "-lpthread",
         ],
     }),
+    deps = [
+        "@boringssl//:crypto",
+        "@boringssl//:ssl",
+    ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )