diff --git a/package/git/git.mk b/package/git/git.mk
index 8d1fcd2399..1b4a1a51e9 100644
--- a/package/git/git.mk
+++ b/package/git/git.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL),y)
 GIT_DEPENDENCIES += libcurl
 GIT_CONF_OPTS += --with-curl
 GIT_CONF_ENV += \
-	ac_cv_prog_curl_config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(LIBCURL_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)
+	ac_cv_prog_CURL_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(LIBCURL_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)
 else
 GIT_CONF_OPTS += --without-curl
 endif