diff --git a/scripts/desktop/prepare-openssl-windows.sh b/scripts/desktop/prepare-openssl-windows.sh
index 942646853f..d65d4b8e31 100644
--- a/scripts/desktop/prepare-openssl-windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/prepare-openssl-windows.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cd $root_dir
 if [ ! -f dist-newstyle/openssl-1.1.1w/libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll ]; then
     mkdir dist-newstyle 2>/dev/null || true
     cd dist-newstyle
-    curl --tlsv1.2 https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz -o openssl.tar.gz
+    curl --tlsv1.2 https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1w.tar.gz -L -o openssl.tar.gz
     $WINDIR\\System32\\tar.exe -xvzf openssl.tar.gz
     cd openssl-1.1.1w
     ./Configure mingw64