diff --git a/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp b/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
index acf0142955..4a4959ab5c 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/FetchFileJob.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ FetchFileJob::Execute()
 	if (result != CURLE_OK)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
-	result = curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION,
-		&_ProgressCallback);
+	result = curl_easy_setopt(handle, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
 	if (result != CURLE_OK)
 		return B_ERROR;