diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index ea32656a1d0b3..70cca812d8e28 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ suites:
 architectures:
 - "amd64"
 packages: 
+- "curl"
 - "g++-multilib"
 - "git-core"
 - "icnsutils"
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index 3800a9c35f9c6..f8ade291896b2 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ suites:
 architectures:
 - "amd64"
 packages: 
+- "curl"
 - "g++"
 - "git-core"
 - "icnsutils"
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index f8e689218fd95..17d6b24ddcd7f 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ suites:
 architectures:
 - "amd64"
 packages: 
+- "curl"
 - "g++"
 - "git-core"
 - "icnsutils"