diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/generate-share-link.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/generate-share-link.js
index 840d254648..2c2ddf3de2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/generate-share-link.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/generate-share-link.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class GenerateShareLink extends React.Component {
               <FormGroup className="mb-0">
                 <dt className="text-secondary font-weight-normal">{gettext('Direct Download Link:')}</dt>
                 <dd className="d-flex">
-                  <span>{sharedLinkInfo.link}?dl</span>{' '}
+                  <span>{sharedLinkInfo.link}?dl=1</span>{' '}
                   {sharedLinkInfo.is_expired ?
                     <span className="err-message">({gettext('Expired')})</span> :
                     <span className="far fa-copy action-icon" onClick={this.onCopyDownloadLink}></span>