diff --git a/build/jam/FileRules b/build/jam/FileRules
index 22b9eb004e..ef835c922d 100644
--- a/build/jam/FileRules
+++ b/build/jam/FileRules
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ actions DownloadLocatedFile1
 		echo "ERROR: Would need to download $(URL), but HAIKU_NO_DOWNLOADS is set!"
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	wget -O "$(1)" $(URL) || exit 1
+	wget --retry-connrefused -O "$(1)" $(URL) || exit 1
 	touch "$(1)"
 }