diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6bb24bd28..9ff4d2757 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-31  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Require curl 7.10 (Oct 1 2002) or later as we use
+	curl_version_info().
+
 2008-03-26  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	Release 1.4.9.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 722077ec0..ead235ae8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -762,8 +762,9 @@ if test "$try_ldap" = yes ; then
 fi
 
 # Check for curl.  We fake the curl API if libcurl isn't installed.
+# We require 7.10 or better as we use curl_version_info().
 
-LIBCURL_CHECK_CONFIG([yes],,,[fake_curl=yes])
+LIBCURL_CHECK_CONFIG([yes],[7.10],,[fake_curl=yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(FAKE_CURL,test x"$fake_curl" = xyes)
 
 # Generic, for us, means curl