diff --git a/tools/ssl-ios b/tools/ssl-ios
index a360b461..88883b56 100755
--- a/tools/ssl-ios
+++ b/tools/ssl-ios
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ ! -d out/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION} ]
 then
     if [ ! -f out/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz ]
     then
-        curl https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz -o out/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz || exit 128
+        curl -L https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz -o out/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz || exit 128
     fi
     tar -C out/ -xzf out/openssl-${OPENSSL_VERSION}.tar.gz || exit 128
 fi