diff --git a/src/net/tcp/http.c b/src/net/tcp/http.c
index 807a0c3e..a365b2a4 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/http.c
+++ b/src/net/tcp/http.c
@@ -452,11 +452,12 @@ static void http_step ( struct process *process ) {
 
 		/* Send GET request */
 		if ( ( rc = xfer_printf ( &http->socket,
-					  "GET %s HTTP/1.0\r\n"
+					  "GET %s%s HTTP/1.0\r\n"
 					  "User-Agent: gPXE/" VERSION "\r\n"
 					  "%s%s%s"
 					  "Host: %s\r\n"
 					  "\r\n",
+					  http->uri->path ? "" : "/",
 					  request,
 					  ( user ?
 					    "Authorization: Basic " : "" ),