diff --git a/application/basilisk/extensions/pdfjs/content/PdfJsNetwork.jsm b/application/basilisk/extensions/pdfjs/content/PdfJsNetwork.jsm
index c3aefecb26..4f85188c99 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/extensions/pdfjs/content/PdfJsNetwork.jsm
+++ b/application/basilisk/extensions/pdfjs/content/PdfJsNetwork.jsm
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ var NetworkManager = (function NetworkManagerClosure() {
         var rangeStr = args.begin + '-' + (args.end - 1);
         xhr.setRequestHeader('Range', 'bytes=' + rangeStr);
         pendingRequest.expectedStatus = 206;
+        xhr.channel.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIHttpChannel).redirectionLimit = 0;
       } else {
         pendingRequest.expectedStatus = 200;
       }