diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use.force b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use.force
index d44b8dc8ff..6b27ec890a 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use.force
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use.force
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ sys-libs/glibc crypt
 
 # Do not force this flag, we don't need XATTR_PAX
 sys-apps/portage -xattr
+
+# Force openssl provider for net-misc/curl
+net-misc/curl ssl openssl curl_ssl_openssl