diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
index 8051ed4a0b..b32b4d1d0a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ private:
              && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, StaticCurlWrite) == CURLE_OK
              && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, static_cast<long> (maxRedirects)) == CURLE_OK
              && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, userAgent.toRawUTF8()) == CURLE_OK
-             && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, (maxRedirects > 0 ? 1 : 0)) == CURLE_OK)
+             && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, (maxRedirects > 0 ? 1 : 0)) == CURLE_OK
+             && curl_easy_setopt (curl, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "") == CURLE_OK)
         {
             if (isPost)
             {