diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 02e594c6db..a923d74705 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ x11_grab_device_indev_extralibs="-lX11 -lXext -lXfixes"
 # protocols
 gopher_protocol_deps="network"
 http_protocol_deps="network"
+http_protocol_select="tcp_protocol"
 rtmp_protocol_deps="tcp_protocol"
 rtp_protocol_deps="udp_protocol"
 tcp_protocol_deps="network"