diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix
index c7509bc43ab..0a254b10958 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xercesc/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, curl
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xerces-c";
@@ -9,8 +13,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-PY7Bx/lOOP7g5Mpa0eHZ2yPL86ELumJva0r6Le2v5as=";
   };
 
-  # Disable SSE2 extensions on platforms for which they are not enabled by default
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-sse2" ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    curl
+  ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    # Disable SSE2 extensions on platforms for which they are not enabled by default
+    "--disable-sse2"
+    "--enable-netaccessor-curl"
+  ];
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = {