diff --git a/pip/pycurl.file b/pip/pycurl.file
index bf4c3c677f7..e9a0cb6b729 100644
--- a/pip/pycurl.file
+++ b/pip/pycurl.file
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 %define pip_name pycurl
+%define PipPreBuild export PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl
+
 Requires: curl