diff --git a/www/curl/distinfo b/www/curl/distinfo
index f6430e969..67c93745b 100644
--- a/www/curl/distinfo
+++ b/www/curl/distinfo
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ RMD160 (curl-7.44.0.tar.bz2) = d7e4a2406c5fea9445c13e725dd421d7198389a6
 Size (curl-7.44.0.tar.bz2) = 3398814 bytes
 SHA1 (patch-aa) = 793701d5ecc3343170fb437906c9adb74763cd13
 SHA1 (patch-curl-config.in) = d0cc7bb6a5bf0b9257f40dcffce7093cc0098eb7
+SHA1 (patch-lib_connect.c) = afe17a36b02d0694542a2d22b20c4231b966cf57
 SHA1 (patch-lib_hostcheck.c) = 8e772d3f91cdafae17281cc19004269ece0cf308
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix) = cab5eef4c9f57ba919487267e7e0513c7f6803cd
diff --git a/www/curl/patches/patch-lib_connect.c b/www/curl/patches/patch-lib_connect.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57f862bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/curl/patches/patch-lib_connect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- lib/connect.c.orig	Fri Apr 18 15:48:42 2014
++++ lib/connect.c	Fri Apr 18 15:49:19 2014
+@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static bool verifyconnect(curl_socket_t sockfd, int *e
+     err = 0;
+   }
+ #endif
+-#ifdef __minix
++#if defined EBADIOCTL && defined __minix
+   /* Minix 3.1.x doesn't support getsockopt on UDP sockets */
+   if(EBADIOCTL == err) {
+     SET_SOCKERRNO(0);
diff --git a/www/curl/patches/patch-zz-minix b/www/curl/patches/patch-zz-minix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63d5e5c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/curl/patches/patch-zz-minix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+--- configure.orig	Sat Apr 25 06:44:05 2015
++++ configure	Sat Apr 25 06:47:08 2015
+@@ -8444,7 +8444,7 @@
+     lt_cv_sys_max_cmd_len=8192;
+     ;;
+ 
+-  netbsd* | freebsd* | openbsd* | darwin* | dragonfly*)
++  minix* | netbsd* | freebsd* | openbsd* | darwin* | dragonfly*)
+     # This has been around since 386BSD, at least.  Likely further.
+     if test -x /sbin/sysctl; then
+       lt_cv_sys_max_cmd_len=`/sbin/sysctl -n kern.argmax`
+@@ -8935,7 +8935,7 @@
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
+   ;;
+ 
+-netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
++minix* | netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
+   if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ > /dev/null; then
+     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='match_pattern /lib[^/]+(\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+|_pic\.a)$'
+   else
+@@ -12704,7 +12704,7 @@
+       fi
+       ;;
+ 
+-    netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
++    minix* | netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
+       if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
+ 	archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags -o $lib'
+ 	wlarc=
+@@ -13333,7 +13333,7 @@
+       link_all_deplibs=yes
+       ;;
+ 
+-    netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
++    minix* | netbsd* | netbsdelf*-gnu)
+       if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
+ 	archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags'  # a.out
+       else
+@@ -14347,6 +14347,18 @@
+   # people can always --disable-shared, the test was removed, and we
+   # assume the GNU/Linux dynamic linker is in use.
+   dynamic_linker='GNU/Linux ld.so'
++  ;;
++
++minix*)
++  version_type=linux
++  need_lib_prefix=no
++  need_version=no
++  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
++  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
++  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
++  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
++  hardcode_into_libs=yes
++  dynamic_linker='Minix ld.elf_so'
+   ;;
+ 
+ netbsdelf*-gnu)