diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3cf4a0a48e..a9f88ed613 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ elif nvm_has "wget"; then
   # Emulate curl with wget
   nvm_curl() {
     ARGS="$* "
+    ARGS=${ARGS/--progress-bar /}
+    ARGS=${ARGS/-L /}
     ARGS=${ARGS/-s /-q }
     ARGS=${ARGS/-o /-O }
+    ARGS=${ARGS/-C /-c }
     wget "$ARGS"
   }
 fi
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 9cd4e295da..b6a12dd419 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ elif nvm_has "wget"; then
   # Emulate curl with wget
   nvm_curl() {
     ARGS="$* "
+    ARGS=${ARGS/--progress-bar /}
+    ARGS=${ARGS/-L /}
+    ARGS=${ARGS/-I /}
     ARGS=${ARGS/-s /-q }
     ARGS=${ARGS/-o /-O }
+    ARGS=${ARGS/-C /-c }
     wget "$ARGS"
   }
 fi