diff --git a/third_party/binutils/build.sh b/third_party/binutils/build.sh
index ee1a70053..8e6f8818f 100755
--- a/third_party/binutils/build.sh
+++ b/third_party/binutils/build.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SNAPSHOT_FILE=binutils-$SNAPSHOT_VERSION.tar.gz
 if [ ! -f $SNAPSHOT_FILE ]; then
   echo ""
   echo "Grabbing binutils snapshot $SNAPSHOT_FILE..."
-  wget -nv http://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/binutils/releases/$SNAPSHOT_FILE
+  curl -nv http://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/binutils/releases/$SNAPSHOT_FILE > $SNAPSHOT_FILE
 else
   echo ""
   echo "Reusing existing binutils snapshot file $SNAPSHOT_FILE..."