1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index beb9e05cb..8a8fa46b8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ def quiet_system cmd, *args
 end
 
 def curl *args
-  curl = Pathname.new '/usr/bin/curl'
+  brewed_curl = HOMEBREW_PREFIX/"opt/curl/bin/curl"
+  curl = if MacOS.version <= "10.6" && brewed_curl.exist?
+    brewed_curl
+  else
+    Pathname.new '/usr/bin/curl'
+  end
   raise "#{curl} is not executable" unless curl.exist? and curl.executable?
 
   flags = HOMEBREW_CURL_ARGS