1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
index f833f01f5a08..cce524d50f2b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 	char *port;
 	volatile int s;
 	size_t len;
-	char c, *cp, *ep, *portnum, *path, buf[4096];
+	char c, *cp, *ep, *http_buffer, *portnum, *path, buf[4096];
 	const char *savefile;
 	char *line, *proxy, *host;
 	volatile sig_t oldintr;
@@ -276,20 +276,25 @@ url_get(origline, proxyenv)
 	 * Construct and send the request.  We're expecting a return
 	 * status of "200". Proxy requests don't want leading /.
 	 */
-	if (!proxy)
+	if (!proxy) {
 		printf("Requesting %s\n", origline);
-	else
+		len = asprintf(&http_buffer,
+		    "GET /%s HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: %s\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n", path, host);
+	} else {
 		printf("Requesting %s (via %s)\n", origline, proxyenv);
-	len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "GET %s%s HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n",
-	    proxy ? "" : "/", path);
-	if (len < 0 || len >= sizeof(buf)) {
+		len = asprintf(&http_buffer,
+		    "GET %s HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n", path);
+	}
+	if (len < 0) {
 		warnx("Failed to format HTTP request");
 		goto cleanup_url_get;
 	}
-	if (write(s, buf, len) < len) {
+	if (write(s, http_buffer, len) < len) {
 		warn("Writing HTTP request");
+		free(http_buffer);
 		goto cleanup_url_get;
 	}
+	free(http_buffer);
 	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 	for (cp = buf; cp < buf + sizeof(buf); ) {
 		if (read(s, cp, 1) != 1)