diff --git a/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp b/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
index 28e3a616c5..ff2d58c6a2 100644
--- a/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
+++ b/common/kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ KICAD_CURL_EASY::KICAD_CURL_EASY() :
     // Only allow HTTP and HTTPS protocols
     curl_easy_setopt( m_CURL, CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS, CURLPROTO_HTTP | CURLPROTO_HTTPS );
 
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    // We need to this to allow using the Windows Certificate store
+    curl_easy_setopt( m_CURL, CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS, CURLSSLOPT_NATIVE_CA );
+    #endif
+
     wxPlatformInfo platformInfo;
     wxString application( Pgm().App().GetAppName() );
     wxString version( GetBuildVersion() );