diff --git a/neo/CMakeLists.txt b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
index c45e9af2..7dfe1593 100644
--- a/neo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ if (CURL_FOUND)
 else()
 	message(STATUS "libcurl not found, server downloads won't be available")
 	set(ID_ENABLE_CURL OFF)
+	set(CURL_LIBRARY "")
 endif()
 
 # compiler specific flags