diff --git a/recipes/net/curl.yaml b/recipes/net/curl.yaml
index fce3baeb..06d0b683 100644
--- a/recipes/net/curl.yaml
+++ b/recipes/net/curl.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-inherit: [autotools]
+inherit: [autotools, patch]
 
 metaEnvironment:
     PKG_VERSION: "8.7.1"
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ checkoutSCM:
 # ./configure will delete curlbuild.h
 checkoutDeterministic: True
 checkoutScript: |
+    patchApplySeries $<@curl/*.patch@>
     if [[ -f include/curl/curlbuild.h ]] ; then
         rm -f include/curl/curlbuild.h
     fi
diff --git a/recipes/net/curl/0001-enable-l4re.patch b/recipes/net/curl/0001-enable-l4re.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f1feea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/net/curl/0001-enable-l4re.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/configure	2025-03-05 21:34:40.342498261 +0100
++++ b/configure	2025-03-05 21:29:58.364828504 +0100
+@@ -15776,7 +15776,7 @@
+   ;;
+ 
+ # This must be glibc/ELF.
+-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
++linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | l4re*)
+   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
+   need_lib_prefix=no
+   need_version=no