diff --git a/scripts/falco-driver-loader b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
index 7086b886..f7034dd3 100755
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ load_kernel_module_download() {
 	local URL=$(echo "${1}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" | sed s/+/%2B/g)
 
 	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} module from ${URL}"
-	if curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
+	if curl -L --create-dirs ${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS} -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
 		echo "* Download succeeded"
 		chcon -t modules_object_t "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${FALCO_KERNEL_MODULE_FILENAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 		mkdir -p /lib/modules/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/kernel/drivers/falco/ || true
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ load_bpf_probe_compile() {
 		mkdir -p /tmp/kernel
 		cd /tmp/kernel || exit
 		cd "$(mktemp -d -p /tmp/kernel)" || exit
-		if ! curl -L -o kernel-sources.tgz --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}"; then
+		if ! curl -L -o kernel-sources.tgz --create-dirs ${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS} "${BPF_KERNEL_SOURCES_URL}"; then
 			>&2 echo "Unable to download the kernel sources"
 			return
 		fi
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ load_bpf_probe_download() {
 
 	echo "* Trying to download a prebuilt eBPF probe from ${URL}"
 
-	if ! curl -L --create-dirs "${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS}" -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
+	if ! curl -L --create-dirs ${FALCO_DRIVER_CURL_OPTIONS} -o "${HOME}/.falco/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${ARCH}/${BPF_PROBE_FILENAME}" "${URL}"; then
 		>&2 echo "Unable to find a prebuilt ${DRIVER_NAME} eBPF probe"
 		return 1
 	fi