diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
index a24ccdc0c59..22b9cad7f64 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ nsBaseChannel::HandleAsyncRedirect(nsIChannel* newChannel)
   NS_ASSERTION(!mPump, "Shouldn't have gotten here");
   PRBool doNotify = PR_TRUE;
   if (NS_SUCCEEDED(mStatus)) {
-      nsresult rv = Redirect(newChannel, nsIChannelEventSink::REDIRECT_INTERNAL,
+      nsresult rv = Redirect(newChannel,
+                             nsIChannelEventSink::REDIRECT_TEMPORARY,
                              PR_TRUE);
       if (NS_FAILED(rv))
           Cancel(rv);