diff --git a/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image-minimal.bb b/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image-minimal.bb
index d6c8ea0..d48e637 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image-minimal.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image-minimal.bb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = " \
     networkmanager \
     modemmanager \
     board-descriptor \
+    curl \
     "
 
 LICENSE = "BSD"
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image.bb
index 4434320..6075e4f 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/nmrouter-image.bb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 glibc-gconv-utf-32 \
                 bridge-utils \
                 gpsd \
+                curl \
                 ${FIRMWARE} \
                 "