diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
index 45dc32127db..1e38b835f41 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ update_check() {
         if [ -n "$XBPS_UPDATE_CHECK_VERBOSE" ]; then
             echo "fetching $url" 1>&2
         fi
-        curl -A "xbps-src-update-check/$XBPS_SRC_VERSION" --max-time 10 -Ls "$url" |
+        curl -A "xbps-src-update-check/$XBPS_SRC_VERSION" --max-time 10 -Lsk "$url" |
             grep -Po -i "$rx"
     done |
     sort -Vu |