diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/_httpoprequest.cpp b/indra/llcorehttp/_httpoprequest.cpp
index 6186e7a308b..7e906643e37 100644
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/_httpoprequest.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/_httpoprequest.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,12 @@ HttpStatus HttpOpRequest::prepareRequest(HttpService * service)
     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, 1);
     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_URL, mReqURL.c_str());
     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, getHandle());
-    check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, "");
+
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR > 7
+    check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, nullptr);
+#else
+     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, "");
+#endif
 
     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER, 1);
     check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, HTTP_REDIRECTS_DEFAULT);
@@ -603,7 +608,12 @@ HttpStatus HttpOpRequest::prepareRequest(HttpService * service)
     case HOR_POST:
         {
             check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
+
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR > 7
+            check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, nullptr);
+#else
             check_curl_easy_setopt(mCurlHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, "");
+#endif
             long data_size(0);
             if (mReqBody)
             {
diff --git a/indra/llcorehttp/httpcommon.cpp b/indra/llcorehttp/httpcommon.cpp
index 315ff15ebbd..5dc71b6b36a 100644
--- a/indra/llcorehttp/httpcommon.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcorehttp/httpcommon.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ CURL *getCurlTemplateHandle()
             check_curl_code(result, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL);
             result = curl_easy_setopt(curlpTemplateHandle, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, 1);
             check_curl_code(result, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS);
+
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_MAJOR > 7
+            result = curl_easy_setopt(curlpTemplateHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, nullptr);
+#else
             result = curl_easy_setopt(curlpTemplateHandle, CURLOPT_ENCODING, "");
+#endif
+
             check_curl_code(result, CURLOPT_ENCODING);
             result = curl_easy_setopt(curlpTemplateHandle, CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER, 1);
             check_curl_code(result, CURLOPT_AUTOREFERER);