diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile
index 030abbe..988d0b0 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y update \
     zlib1g-dev \
     libxerces-c-dev \
     libbz2-dev \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
     libomp-dev \
     libhdf5-dev\
     libboost-date-time1.74-dev \
diff --git a/libraries.cmake/curl.cmake b/libraries.cmake/curl.cmake
index c571e81..c8f8410 100644
--- a/libraries.cmake/curl.cmake
+++ b/libraries.cmake/curl.cmake
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
                 -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
                 -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}
                 -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARIES}
+                -D CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
                 -D BUILD_CURL_EXE=OFF
                 -D BUILD_TESTING=OFF
                 -D CURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON