diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a4a69b02a6..ec0f4072ff 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -23004,6 +23004,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBMSPACK" != "no"; then
 fi
 
 
+if test "$wxUSE_OSX_IPHONE" != 1; then
+
 if test "$wxUSE_LIBCURL" != "no"; then
 
 pkg_failed=no
@@ -23099,6 +23101,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: libcurl not found, wxWebRequest won't be available" >
     fi
 fi
 
+fi
 
 TOOLKIT=
 TOOLKIT_INCLUDE=
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c898b2e283..c8c37a34d7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2928,6 +2928,11 @@ dnl ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for libcurl
 dnl ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+dnl Using libcurl on iOS doesn't make much sense and currently breaks the
+dnl build, probably because it finds a wrong (native) libcurl.pc file, so just
+dnl disable it for now.
+if test "$wxUSE_OSX_IPHONE" != 1; then
+
 if test "$wxUSE_LIBCURL" != "no"; then
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBCURL, [libcurl],
         [
@@ -2952,6 +2957,8 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBCURL" != "no"; then
     fi
 fi
 
+fi dnl wxUSE_OSX_IPHONE != 1
+
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl search for toolkit (widget sets)
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------