diff --git a/ShellB3/shallbethree.sh b/ShellB3/shallbethree.sh
index f4b4847731beb46ae507f036c48119d27d5891df..0bf303db2f3fc6a40de12db9baa9b2745ed585bc 100755
--- a/ShellB3/shallbethree.sh
+++ b/ShellB3/shallbethree.sh
@@ -9604,7 +9604,7 @@ mk_gsl() {
 
 mk_libproj() {
   resume_tracker && return 0
-  _configure_make_install libproj src/optional/proj-${LIBPROJVER}.tar.* proj-${LIBPROJVER} --disable-static
+  _configure_make_install libproj src/optional/proj-${LIBPROJVER}.tar.* proj-${LIBPROJVER} --disable-static --without-curl
 }
 
 mk_octave() {