diff --git a/recipes/net/curl/recipe.toml b/recipes/net/curl/recipe.toml
index b55b006c..4c28f0d2 100644
--- a/recipes/net/curl/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/net/curl/recipe.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     --disable-tftp
     --disable-threaded-resolver
     --enable-static
-    --with-ca-path=/ssl/certs
+    --with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs
     --with-nghttp2="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     --with-ssl="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     --with-zlib="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
diff --git a/recipes/other/ca-certificates/recipe.toml b/recipes/other/ca-certificates/recipe.toml
index cbd70827..b7674f22 100644
--- a/recipes/other/ca-certificates/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/other/ca-certificates/recipe.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ca-certificates.git"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
-mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ssl"
-cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/certs" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ssl/certs"
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/ssl"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/certs" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/etc/ssl/certs"
+#TODO: remove deprecated location after all recipes are fixed
+ln -s etc/ssl "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/ssl"
 """