diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f86a29d..0e1612d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ clean:
 prepare: $(BR_DIR)
 $(ROOT_DIR)/buildroot-$(BR_VER).tar.gz:
 	wget -O $@ \
+		--header="Host: buildroot.org" --no-check-certificate \
 		--retry-connrefused --continue --timeout=15 \
 		https://buildroot.org/downloads/buildroot-$(BR_VER).tar.gz \
 		2>/dev/null