diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fa44ace5fc..1c47e8ed08 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ install:
 before_script:
     - unset CC; unset CXX
     - mkdir -p depends/SDKs depends/sdk-sources
-    - if [ -n "$OSX_SDK" -a ! -f depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then curl $SDK_URL/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz -o depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
+    - if [ -n "$OSX_SDK" -a ! -f depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then curl --location --fail $SDK_URL/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz -o depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
     - if [ -n "$OSX_SDK" -a -f depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz ]; then tar -C depends/SDKs -xf depends/sdk-sources/MacOSX${OSX_SDK}.sdk.tar.gz; fi
     - make $MAKEJOBS -C depends HOST=$HOST $DEP_OPTS
 script:
diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index b366460e64..cedbddc578 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_darwin_OTOOL: = $(shell xcrun -f otool)
 build_darwin_NM: = $(shell xcrun -f nm)
 build_darwin_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f install_name_tool)
 build_darwin_SHA256SUM = shasum -a 256
-build_darwin_DOWNLOAD = curl --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -L -o
+build_darwin_DOWNLOAD = curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -L -o
 
 #darwin host on darwin builder. overrides darwin host preferences.
 darwin_CC=$(shell xcrun -f clang) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION)
diff --git a/depends/builders/linux.mk b/depends/builders/linux.mk
index 75055e77e9..d6a304e4b4 100644
--- a/depends/builders/linux.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/linux.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 build_linux_SHA256SUM = sha256sum
-build_linux_DOWNLOAD = curl --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -L -o
+build_linux_DOWNLOAD = curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -L -o