diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index a19ea282..b0a8fd40 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ private directories.
 Install to `~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim`.  Or copy and paste:
 
     mkdir -p ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/bundle; \
-    curl -Sso ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim \
+    curl -LSso ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim \
         https://raw.github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/master/autoload/pathogen.vim
 
 If you're using Windows, change all occurrences of `~/.vim` to `~\vimfiles`.