diff --git a/uppbox/MakePosixInstall/Main.cpp b/uppbox/MakePosixInstall/Main.cpp
index 34c3bef64..a0f67e3ef 100644
--- a/uppbox/MakePosixInstall/Main.cpp
+++ b/uppbox/MakePosixInstall/Main.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ CONSOLE_APP_MAIN
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
-	Syx(GetHomeDirFile("bin/umk") + " ./uppsrc umk GCC32 " OPTS + "+NOSSL " + release + "/umks32");
+	Syx(GetHomeDirFile("bin/umk") + " ./uppsrc umk GCC32 " OPTS  + release + "/umks32");
 #endif
 
 	Syx(GetHomeDirFile("bin/umk") + " ./uppsrc umk GCC +NOMM -rvsM");
diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Mt.cpp b/uppsrc/Core/Mt.cpp
index a3463199e..33b5f3d41 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Mt.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Mt.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void Thread::DumpDiagnostics()
 {
 #ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
 	INTERLOCKED {
-		int s, i;
+		int i;
 		void *stkaddr;
 		pthread_attr_t attr[1];
 		
diff --git a/uppsrc/umk/UppHub.cpp b/uppsrc/umk/UppHub.cpp
index 985f6a7dd..601bf54ad 100644
--- a/uppsrc/umk/UppHub.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/umk/UppHub.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,22 @@ Value UppHubDlg::LoadJson(const String& url)
 	if(IsNull(s)) {
 		PutVerbose("Fetching UppHub metadata from " << url);
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_POSIX
+		s = Sys("curl --silent " + url);
+		if (IsNull(s)) {
+			String msg = "Failed to execute UppHub download nests request.";
+			return ErrorValue(msg);
+		}
+#else
 		HttpRequest r(url);
 		r.Execute();
 		if (!r.IsSuccess()) {
 			String msg = "Failed to execute UppHub download nests request with error code " + IntStr(r.GetStatusCode()) + ".";
 			return ErrorValue(msg);
 		}
-		
+
 		s = r.GetContent();
+#endif
 	}
 	
 	Value v = ParseJSON(s);
diff --git a/uppsrc/umk/umk.upp b/uppsrc/umk/umk.upp
index 55061173e..9ea042391 100644
--- a/uppsrc/umk/umk.upp
+++ b/uppsrc/umk/umk.upp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description "Commandline U++ package/assembly builder\377";
 uses
 	ide\Builders;
 
-uses(!NOSSL) Core/SSL;
+uses(!POSIX) Core/SSL;
 
 file
 	umake.h,
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ file
 
 mainconfig
 	"" = "",
-	"" = "NOMM",
-	"" = "NOSSL";
+	"" = "NOMM";