diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4761083e4..bb771dc2a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -191,17 +191,17 @@ AS_IF([test "$gnurl" = 1],
       [AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBGNURL, true)
        AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBGNURL],[1],[Have libgnurl])
        AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBCURL, false)
-       AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCURL],[0],[Lacking libcurl])],
+       AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCURL],[0],[Lacking libcurl])
+       [LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS="-lgnurl"]],
       [AS_IF([test "$curl" = 1],
              [AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBGNURL, false)
               AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBGNURL],[0],[Lacking libgnurl])
               AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBCURL, true)
               AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCURL],[1],[Have libcurl])],
-             [AC_MSG_WARN([WARNING: No libgnurl/libcurl, taler-bank support will not be compiled])
-              AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBGNURL, false)
-              AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBGNURL],[0],[Lacking libgnurl])
-              AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBCURL, false)
-              AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCURL],[0],[Lacking libcurl])])])
+              [LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS="-lcurl"]
+             [AC_MSG_ERROR([WARNING: No libgnurl/libcurl, taler-bank support will not be compiled])])])
+
+AC_SUBST([LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS])
 
 # Check for GNUnet's libgnunetcurl.
 libgnunetcurl=0
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d3fde4c1d..8ad3e88e9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include
 if HAVE_POSTGRESQL
   PQ_DIR = pq
 endif
-if HAVE_LIBCURL
-  BANK_LIB = bank-lib
-else
-if HAVE_LIBGNURL
-  BANK_LIB = bank-lib
-endif
-endif
 
 pkgcfgdir = $(prefix)/share/taler/config.d/
 pkgcfg_DATA = \
@@ -18,11 +11,18 @@ pkgcfg_DATA = \
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   taler.conf
 
-SUBDIRS = include util json curl $(PQ_DIR) mhd $(BANK_LIB) exchangedb exchange exchange-tools auditordb auditor
-if HAVE_LIBCURL
- SUBDIRS += lib benchmark
-else
-if HAVE_LIBGNURL
- SUBDIRS += lib benchmark
-endif
-endif
+SUBDIRS = \
+  include \
+  util \
+  json \
+  curl \
+  $(PQ_DIR) \
+  mhd \
+  bank-lib \
+  exchangedb \
+  exchange \
+  exchange-tools \
+  auditordb \
+  auditor \
+  lib \
+  benchmark
diff --git a/src/bank-lib/Makefile.am b/src/bank-lib/Makefile.am
index a428f5ffd..61bddf3b6 100644
--- a/src/bank-lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bank-lib/Makefile.am
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ libtalerbank_la_LIBADD = \
   -lgnunetjson \
   -lgnunetutil \
   -ljansson \
+  $(LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS) \
   $(XLIB)
 
 libtalerfakebank_la_LDFLAGS = \
@@ -65,11 +66,3 @@ libtalerfakebank_la_LIBADD = \
   -ljansson \
   -lmicrohttpd \
   $(XLIB)
-
-if HAVE_LIBCURL
-libtalerbank_la_LIBADD += -lcurl
-else
-if HAVE_LIBGNURL
-libtalerbank_la_LIBADD += -lgnurl
-endif
-endif
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.am b/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 5dfd9059c..b70289512 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ libtalerexchange_la_LIBADD = \
   -lgnunetjson \
   -lgnunetutil \
   -ljansson \
+  $(LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS) \
   $(XLIB)
-if HAVE_LIBCURL
-libtalerexchange_la_LIBADD += -lcurl
-else
-if HAVE_LIBGNURL
-libtalerexchange_la_LIBADD += -lgnurl
-endif
-endif
 
 libtalerauditor_la_LDFLAGS = \
   -version-info 0:0:0 \
@@ -66,14 +60,8 @@ libtalerauditor_la_LIBADD = \
   -lgnunetjson \
   -lgnunetutil \
   -ljansson \
+  $(LIBGNURLCURL_LIBS) \
   $(XLIB)
-if HAVE_LIBCURL
-libtalerauditor_la_LIBADD += -lcurl
-else
-if HAVE_LIBGNURL
-libtalerauditor_la_LIBADD += -lgnurl
-endif
-endif
 
 libtalertesting_la_LDFLAGS = \
   -version-info 0:0:0 \