diff --git a/application/basilisk/base/content/nsContextMenu.js b/application/basilisk/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
index 097caf3670..31fa4e761a 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/application/basilisk/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -1355,7 +1355,9 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
     // checks after redirects, see bug: 1136055
     var channel = NetUtil.newChannel({
                     uri: makeURI(linkURL),
-                    loadUsingSystemPrincipal: true
+                    loadingPrincipal: this.principal,
+                    contentPolicyType: Ci.nsIContentPolicy.TYPE_SAVEAS_DOWNLOAD,
+                    securityFlags: Ci.nsILoadInfo.SEC_ALLOW_CROSS_ORIGIN_DATA_INHERITS,
                   });
 
     if (linkDownload)
diff --git a/application/palemoon/base/content/nsContextMenu.js b/application/palemoon/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
index f389491d3f..bd8bf9c85d 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -1131,7 +1131,9 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
     // checks after redirects, see bug: 1136055
     var channel = NetUtil.newChannel({
                     uri: makeURI(linkURL),
-                    loadUsingSystemPrincipal: true
+                    loadingPrincipal: this.principal,
+                    contentPolicyType: Ci.nsIContentPolicy.TYPE_SAVEAS_DOWNLOAD,
+                    securityFlags: Ci.nsILoadInfo.SEC_ALLOW_CROSS_ORIGIN_DATA_INHERITS,
                   });
 
     if (linkDownload)