diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 2f7e9cbc3..84ade714f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ environment:
   matrix:
   - TARGET: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 install:
-  - curl -sSf -o rustup-init.exe https://win.rustup.rs/
+  - appveyor DownloadFile https://win.rustup.rs/ -FileName rustup-init.exe
   - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host %TARGET% --default-toolchain beta
   - set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin
   - rustc -V