diff --git a/bootstrapper.sh b/bootstrapper.sh
index da628fc6b..049d39bb0 100755
--- a/bootstrapper.sh
+++ b/bootstrapper.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ NUGET_EXE=$TOOLS_DIR/nuget.exe
 XC_EXE=$TOOLS_DIR/xamarin-component.exe
 CAKE_EXE=$TOOLS_DIR/Cake/Cake.exe
 
+# BEGIN TEMP WORKAROUND
+SYSIOCOMP=$TOOLS_DIR/System.IO.Compression.dll
+# END TEMP WORKAROUND
+
 # Define default arguments.
 SCRIPT="build.cake"
 TARGET="Default"
@@ -61,6 +65,21 @@ if [ ! -f $XC_EXE ]; then
 fi
 
 
+# BEGIN TEMP WORKAROUND
+# There is a bug in Mono's System.IO.Compression
+# This binary fixes the bug for now
+# Download System.IO.Compression if it does not exist.
+if [ ! -f "$SYSIOCOMP" ]; then
+    echo "Downloading System.IO.Compression.dll (THIS SHOULD BE REMOVED) ..."
+    curl -Lsfo "$SYSIOCOMP" http://xamarin-components-binaries.s3.amazonaws.com/System.IO.Compression.dll
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "An error occured while downloading System.IO.Compression.dll."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+# END TEMP WORKAROUND
+
+
 # Restore tools from NuGet.
 pushd $TOOLS_DIR >/dev/null
 mono $NUGET_EXE install -ExcludeVersion