diff --git a/ext/curl/curl.c b/ext/curl/curl.c
index 2b29ba042da..cf88a2c7ff8 100644
--- a/ext/curl/curl.c
+++ b/ext/curl/curl.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(curl)
 	REGISTER_CURL_CONSTANT(CURLE_OBSOLETE);
 	REGISTER_CURL_CONSTANT(CURLE_SSL_PEER_CERTIFICATE);
 	
-	if (curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL) != CURLE_OK) {
+	if (curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_NOTHING) != CURLE_OK) {
 		return FAILURE;
 	}