diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 00dc7da275a..54b6750cc4d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def _download(path, url, probably_big, verbose, exception, help_on_error=None):
             option = "-s"
         require(["curl", "--version"])
         run(["curl", option,
+             "-L", # Follow redirect.
              "-y", "30", "-Y", "10",    # timeout if speed is < 10 bytes/sec for > 30 seconds
              "--connect-timeout", "30",  # timeout if cannot connect within 30 seconds
              "--retry", "3", "-Sf", "-o", path, url],