diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6c7ab71143..09a1769348 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
+            -DLLAMA_BORINGSSL=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=OFF \
             -DGGML_METAL_SHADER_DEBUG=ON \
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
+            -DLLAMA_BORINGSSL=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL=OFF \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON \
             -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.3
@@ -1021,7 +1023,7 @@ jobs:
         id: cmake_build
         run: |
           cmake -S . -B build ${{ matrix.defines }} `
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF -DLLAMA_BORINGSSL=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
 
       - name: Add libopenblas.dll
@@ -1126,7 +1128,8 @@ jobs:
           call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
           cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" ^
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON ^
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON ^
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF ^
+            -DLLAMA_BORINGSSL=ON ^
             -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF ^
             -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON ^
             -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON ^
@@ -1233,7 +1236,8 @@ jobs:
             -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${env:HIP_PATH}\bin\clang++.exe" `
             -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-I$($PWD.Path.Replace('\', '/'))/opt/rocm-${{ env.ROCM_VERSION }}/include/" `
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release `
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON `
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF `
+            -DLLAMA_BORINGSSL=ON `
             -DROCM_DIR="${env:HIP_PATH}" `
             -DGGML_HIP=ON `
             -DGGML_HIP_ROCWMMA_FATTN=ON `
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server.yml b/.github/workflows/server.yml
index 99d05226ba..bd8302197e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
             -DGGML_SCHED_NO_REALLOC=ON \
             -DGGML_SANITIZE_ADDRESS=${{ matrix.sanitizer == 'ADDRESS' }} \
             -DGGML_SANITIZE_THREAD=${{ matrix.sanitizer == 'THREAD' }} \
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
         run: |
-          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON -DGGML_SCHED_NO_REALLOC=ON
+          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON -DGGML_SCHED_NO_REALLOC=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF
           cmake --build build --config Release -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS} --target llama-server
 
       - name: Python setup
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 55f3d594db..e69a12cae2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ option(LLAMA_TESTS_INSTALL  "llama: install tests"        ON)
 # 3rd party libs
 option(LLAMA_HTTPLIB    "llama: httplib for downloading functionality" ON)
 option(LLAMA_OPENSSL    "llama: use openssl to support HTTPS" ON)
+option(LLAMA_CURL       "llama: use libcurl to download model from an URL" OFF)
+option(LLAMA_BORINGSSL  "llama: use boringssl to support HTTPS" ON)
+option(LLAMA_LIBRESSL   "llama: use libressl to support HTTPS"  OFF)
 option(LLAMA_LLGUIDANCE "llama-common: include LLGuidance library for structured output in common utils" OFF)
 
 # deprecated
diff --git a/vendor/cpp-httplib/CMakeLists.txt b/vendor/cpp-httplib/CMakeLists.txt
index a5887476af..5672ce5671 100644
--- a/vendor/cpp-httplib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vendor/cpp-httplib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PRIVATE
 
 set(OPENSSL_NO_ASM ON CACHE BOOL "Disable OpenSSL ASM code when building BoringSSL or LibreSSL")
 
-if (LLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL)
+if (LLAMA_BORINGSSL)
     set(FIPS OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable FIPS (BoringSSL)")
 
     set(BORINGSSL_GIT "https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl" CACHE STRING "BoringSSL git repository")
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if (LLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL)
     set(CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT TRUE)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC ssl crypto)
 
-elseif (LLAMA_BUILD_LIBRESSL)
+elseif (LLAMA_LIBRESSL)
     set(LIBRESSL_VERSION "4.2.1" CACHE STRING "LibreSSL version")
 
     message(STATUS "Fetching LibreSSL version ${LIBRESSL_VERSION}")