diff --git a/package_control/downloaders/curl_downloader.py b/package_control/downloaders/curl_downloader.py
index e22ba0c6..5040879b 100644
--- a/package_control/downloaders/curl_downloader.py
+++ b/package_control/downloaders/curl_downloader.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from ..ca_certs import get_ca_bundle_path
 from ..console_write import console_write
+from ..sys_path import shortpath
 from .cli_downloader import CliDownloader
 from .non_clean_exit_error import NonCleanExitError
 from .downloader_exception import DownloaderException
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ def download(self, url, error_message, timeout, tries):
 
         secure_url_match = re.match(r'^https://([^/#?]+)', url)
         if secure_url_match is not None:
-            bundle_path = get_ca_bundle_path(self.settings)
+            bundle_path = shortpath(get_ca_bundle_path(self.settings))
             command.extend(['--cacert', bundle_path])
 
         debug = self.settings.get('debug')
diff --git a/package_control/downloaders/wget_downloader.py b/package_control/downloaders/wget_downloader.py
index 6040a252..1d39ad59 100644
--- a/package_control/downloaders/wget_downloader.py
+++ b/package_control/downloaders/wget_downloader.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from ..ca_certs import get_ca_bundle_path
 from ..console_write import console_write
+from ..sys_path import shortpath
 from .cli_downloader import CliDownloader
 from .non_http_error import NonHttpError
 from .non_clean_exit_error import NonCleanExitError
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ def download(self, url, error_message, timeout, tries):
 
         secure_url_match = re.match(r'^https://([^/#?]+)', url)
         if secure_url_match is not None:
-            bundle_path = get_ca_bundle_path(self.settings)
+            bundle_path = shortpath(get_ca_bundle_path(self.settings))
             command.append('--ca-certificate=' + bundle_path)
 
         command.append('-S')