diff --git a/src/cargo/util/network.rs b/src/cargo/util/network.rs
index 4a29d15d00c..d822b5d5df9 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/network.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/network.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ fn maybe_spurious(err: &Error) -> bool {
                 || curl_err.is_recv_error()
                 || curl_err.is_http2_stream_error()
                 || curl_err.is_ssl_connect_error()
+                || curl_err.is_partial_file()
             {
                 return true;
             }