diff --git a/config/global/download.in b/config/global/download.in
index 57f42e6f..9a4d6cec 100644
--- a/config/global/download.in
+++ b/config/global/download.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if DOWNLOAD_AGENT_WGET
 
 config DOWNLOAD_WGET_OPTIONS
     string "Extra options to wget"
-    default "--passive-ftp --tries=3 -nc --progress=dot:binary"
+    default "--tries=3 -nc --progress=dot:binary"
 
 endif