@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ In Ubuntu:
 sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
 ```
 
+Additionally, you need `curl-config` on your system. You need one of these packages:
+  * libcurl4-gnutls-dev
+  * libcurl4-nss-dev
+  * libcurl4-openssl-dev 
+
 If you are still encountering problems while installing, you should try the
 [Building from source](http://www.nodegit.org/guides/install/from-source/)
 instructions.
 
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
           }
         ],
         [
-          "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac'", {
+          "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
             "libraries": [
-              "-lcurl"
+              "<!(curl-config --libs)"
             ]
           }
         ],
 
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@
         }],
         ["OS=='mac' or OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
           "cflags": [
-            "-DGIT_CURL"
+            "-DGIT_CURL",
+            "<!(curl-config --cflags)"
           ],
           "defines": [
             "GIT_CURL",
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`@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@`
`92`	`92`	`}`
`93`	`93`	`],`
`94`	`94`	`[`
`95`		`- "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac'", {`
	`95`	`+ "OS=='linux' or OS=='mac' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {`
`96`	`96`	`"libraries": [`
`97`		`- "-lcurl"`
	`97`	`+ "<!(curl-config --libs)"`
`98`	`98`	`]`
`99`	`99`	`}`
`100`	`100`	`],`