diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/curl.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/curl.rb
index 8492b23587..7bb77a3951 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/curl.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/curl.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def curl_download(*args, to: nil, **options)
   destination.dirname.mkpath
 
   continue_at = if destination.exist? &&
-                   curl_output("--location", "--head", "--range", "0-1",
+                   curl_output("--location", "--range", "0-1",
                                "--write-out", "%{http_code}",
                                "--output", "/dev/null", *args, **options).stdout.to_i == 206 # Partial Content
     "-"