diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 7bea8cceb..0720f3044 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $platform == "linux" ]]; then
   sudo apt-get update
-  sudo apt-get install -y git cmake build-essential autoconf libtool python-dev python-numpy python-pip libboost-all-dev unzip libjpeg8-dev
+  sudo apt-get install -y git cmake build-essential autoconf curl libtool python-dev python-numpy python-pip libboost-all-dev unzip libjpeg8-dev
 elif [[ $platform == "macosx" ]]; then
   brew install git cmake autoconf libtool boost libjpeg
   sudo easy_install pip