diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
index 28096eef3..cbafb16fa 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ _LOG="/dev/tty11"
 _NO_LOG="/dev/null"
 _ANSWER="/.${_BASENAME}"
 _LABEL="Exit"
-_DLPROG="curl -s"
+_DLPROG="curl -L -s"
 _MIRRORLIST="/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist"
 _KERNELPKG="linux"
 _KEYRING="archlinux-keyring"