diff --git a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
index 36876d88e0..5a03fc519c 100644
--- a/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
+++ b/build/jam/DefaultBuildProfiles
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 switch $(HAIKU_BUILD_PROFILE) {
 	case "bootstrap-*" :
 		HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD = 1 ;
+		HAIKU_DEFINES += HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD ;
+		TARGET_DEFINES += HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD ;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp b/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
index 0b4451e765..acf0142955 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #include <package/FetchFileJob.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#ifndef HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD
 #include <curl/curl.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #include <Path.h>
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ FetchFileJob::Execute()
 	if (result != B_OK)
 		return result;
 
+	#ifndef HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD
 	CURL* handle = curl_easy_init();
 
 	if (handle == NULL)
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ FetchFileJob::Execute()
 		// precise error reporting
 		return B_ERROR;
 	}
+	#endif /* !HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD */
 
 	return B_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/package/InitTerminateLibPackage.cpp b/src/kits/package/InitTerminateLibPackage.cpp
index e211bec71f..45b252b802 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/InitTerminateLibPackage.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/InitTerminateLibPackage.cpp
@@ -6,17 +6,25 @@
  *		Rene Gollent <rene@gollent.com>
  */
 
+
+#ifndef HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD
 #include <curl/curl.h>
+#endif
+
 
 extern "C" void
 initialize_after()
 {
+	#ifndef HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD
 	curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_SSL);
+	#endif
 }
 
 
 extern "C" void
 terminate_after()
 {
+	#ifndef HAIKU_BOOTSTRAP_BUILD
 	curl_global_cleanup();
+	#endif
 }