diff --git a/build/getg729.sh.in b/build/getg729.sh.in
index c8a7227425..d37ac1f47e 100755
--- a/build/getg729.sh.in
+++ b/build/getg729.sh.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -f "$WGET" ] ; then
     DOWNLOAD_CMD=$WGET
 else
     if [ -f "$CURL" ] ; then
-        DOWNLOAD_CMD="$CURL -O"
+        DOWNLOAD_CMD="$CURL -L -O"
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/build/getsounds.sh.in b/build/getsounds.sh.in
index 3f14eab822..309d10bfea 100755
--- a/build/getsounds.sh.in
+++ b/build/getsounds.sh.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ -x "$WGET" ]; then
   DOWNLOAD_CMD=$WGET
 fi
 if [ "x${DOWNLOAD_CMD}" = "x" -a -x "$CURL" ] ; then
-  DOWNLOAD_CMD="$CURL -O"
+  DOWNLOAD_CMD="$CURL -L -O"
 fi
 
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