diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index efe2871c9d..88a29fd043 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -966,7 +966,6 @@ if curl.found()
   # Most executables don't have to link against libcurl, but we still need its
   # include directories so that we can resolve LIBCURL_VERSION in "help.c".
   libgit_dependencies += curl.partial_dependency(includes: true)
-  libgit_c_args += '-DCURL_DISABLE_TYPECHECK'
   build_options_config.set('NO_CURL', '')
 else
   libgit_c_args += '-DNO_CURL'