diff --git a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
index acb2b42b9d..33903997cb 100644
--- a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
+++ b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIBCURL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # probably almost never used. See
 # http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#--ntlm.
 LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS = --disable-verbose --disable-manual --disable-ntlm-wb \
-	--enable-hidden-symbols --with-random=/dev/urandom
+	--enable-hidden-symbols --with-random=/dev/urandom --disable-curldebug
 LIBCURL_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = curl-config
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)