diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 17e4549ffa..bb70cd7aa0 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,7 @@ static CURLcode Connect(struct UrlData *data,
         
         /* tell ourselves to fetch this range */
         conn->range = strdup(resumerange);
+        conn->bits.use_range = TRUE;        /* enable range download */
         conn->bits.rangestringalloc = TRUE; /* mark range string allocated */
     }