--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 spnego = []
 ssl = ["openssl-sys"]
 static-curl = []
-static-ssl = ["openssl-sys/vendored"]
+static-ssl = ["openssl-sys"]
 upkeep_7_62_0 = []
 windows-static-ssl = []
 zlib-ng-compat = [
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
         return println!("cargo:rustc-flags=-l curl");
     }
 
-    // If the static-curl feature is disabled, probe for a system-wide libcurl.
-    if !cfg!(feature = "static-curl") {
+    // On Debian, always probe for a system-wide libcurl even when linking statically
+    if true {
+        if cfg!(feature = "static-curl") { println!("cargo:static=1"); }
         // OSX ships libcurl by default, so we just use that version
         // so long as it has the right features enabled.
         if target.contains("apple") && (!cfg!(feature = "http2") || curl_config_reports_http2()) {