diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index cf6d5275..21537835 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-14  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
+
+	* http.c (gethttp): Search `.netrc' with real host, not the proxy
+	one.
+
 2001-06-14  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@arsdigita.com>
 
 	* sysdep.h (MAP_FAILED): Provide MAP_FAILED for systems that don't
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index 2ea8a79d..10451f9b 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ gethttp (struct urlinfo *u, struct http_stat *hs, int *dt)
   /* Construct the authentication, if userid is present.  */
   user = ou->user;
   passwd = ou->passwd;
-  search_netrc (u->host, (const char **)&user, (const char **)&passwd, 0);
+  search_netrc (ou->host, (const char **)&user, (const char **)&passwd, 0);
   user = user ? user : opt.http_user;
   passwd = passwd ? passwd : opt.http_passwd;