diff --git a/basis/http/client/client.factor b/basis/http/client/client.factor
index f5ca7fce3e..3c9174c96b 100644
--- a/basis/http/client/client.factor
+++ b/basis/http/client/client.factor
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ERROR: too-many-redirects ;
 : write-request-line ( request -- request )
     dup
     [ method>> write bl ]
-    [ url>> relative-url present write bl ]
+    [ url>> relative-url f >>anchor present write bl ]
     [ "HTTP/" write version>> write crlf ]
     tri ;