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-rw-r--r--guix/http-client.scm4
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/guix/http-client.scm b/guix/http-client.scm
index aa873a4353..eb2c3f4d5f 100644
--- a/guix/http-client.scm
+++ b/guix/http-client.scm
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ textual. Follow any HTTP redirection. When BUFFERED? is #f, return an
unbuffered port, suitable for use in `filtered-port'.
Raise an '&http-get-error' condition if downloading fails."
- (let loop ((uri uri))
+ (let loop ((uri (if (string? uri)
+ (string->uri uri)
+ uri)))
(let ((port (or port (open-connection-for-uri uri))))
(unless buffered?
(setvbuf port _IONBF))