diff --git a/rpi-update b/rpi-update
index 8326a82..7041621 100755
--- a/rpi-update
+++ b/rpi-update
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -o errexit
 REPO_URI=${REPO_URI:-"https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-firmware"}
 
 UPDATE_SELF=${UPDATE_SELF:-1}
-UPDATE_URI="https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/raw/master/rpi-update"
+UPDATE_URI="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/master/rpi-update"
 
 if [[ ${BOOT_PATH:-"unset"} == "unset" && ${ROOT_PATH:-"unset"} != "unset" ]] ||
 [[ ${BOOT_PATH:-"unset"} != "unset" && ${ROOT_PATH:-"unset"} == "unset" ]]; then