diff --git a/libraries/cms/installer/helper.php b/libraries/cms/installer/helper.php
index 5affdd0d20a87..45523b8d46ac9 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/installer/helper.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/installer/helper.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
 
+use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
+
 jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
 jimport('joomla.filesystem.folder');
 jimport('joomla.filesystem.path');
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@ public static function downloadPackage($url, $target = false)
 
 		// Set user agent
 		$version = new JVersion;
-		ini_set('user_agent', $version->getUserAgent('Installer'));
+		$agent = $version->getUserAgent('Installer');
+		ini_set('user_agent', $agent);
+
+		// Create option with userAgent to supply to transport
+		$httpTransportOpts = new Registry(array('userAgent' => $agent));
 
 		// Load installer plugins, and allow URL and headers modification
 		$headers = array();
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ public static function downloadPackage($url, $target = false)
 
 		try
 		{
-			$response = JHttpFactory::getHttp()->get($url, $headers);
+			$response = JHttpFactory::getHttp($httpTransportOpts)->get($url, $headers);
 		}
 		catch (RuntimeException $exception)
 		{