diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
index 64ed1bf9e4..4a147272f4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUBY_BIN = RUBY_PATH.dirname
 HOMEBREW_USER_AGENT_CURL = ENV["HOMEBREW_USER_AGENT_CURL"]
 HOMEBREW_USER_AGENT_RUBY = "#{ENV["HOMEBREW_USER_AGENT"]} ruby/#{RUBY_VERSION}-p#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL}"
 
-HOMEBREW_CURL_ARGS = "-f#LA"
+HOMEBREW_CURL_ARGS = "-f#RLA"
 
 require "tap_constants"