diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/update-license-data.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/update-license-data.rb
index 1e17106499..aa05702186 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/update-license-data.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/update-license-data.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Homebrew
   def update_license_data
     update_license_data_args.parse
     ohai "Updating SPDX license data..."
-    curl_download(SPDX_DATA_URL, to: SPDX_PATH)
+    curl_download(SPDX_DATA_URL, to: SPDX_PATH, partial: false)
 
     return unless args.fail_if_changed?