diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
index a37821f5f809..2fb56aef8d3e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
@@ -552,9 +552,10 @@ fetch(char *URL, const char *path)
 		goto signal;
 	if (f == NULL) {
 		warnx("%s: %s", URL, fetchLastErrString);
-		if (i_flag && strcmp(url->scheme, SCHEME_HTTP) == 0
-		    && fetchLastErrCode == FETCH_OK
-		    && strcmp(fetchLastErrString, "Not Modified") == 0) {
+		if (i_flag && (strcmp(url->scheme, SCHEME_HTTP) == 0 ||
+		    strcmp(url->scheme, SCHEME_HTTPS) == 0) &&
+		    fetchLastErrCode == FETCH_OK &&
+		    strcmp(fetchLastErrString, "Not Modified") == 0) {
 			/* HTTP Not Modified Response, return OK. */
 			r = 0;
 			goto done;