diff --git a/master_changes.md b/master_changes.md
index c031c80e62d..9cc366b9809 100644
--- a/master_changes.md
+++ b/master_changes.md
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ users)
 ## Internal
   * Make `curl` the default download tool instead of `wget` on macOS [#6304 @kit-ty-kate]
   * download tool: Use fetch on DragonFlyBSD and ftp on NetBSD [#6305 @kit-ty-kate]
+  * Prefer curl over any other download tools on every systems, if available [#6305 @kit-ty-kate]
 
 ## Internal: Windows
 
diff --git a/src/repository/opamRepositoryConfig.ml b/src/repository/opamRepositoryConfig.ml
index a6e4ae804ad..797020125a5 100644
--- a/src/repository/opamRepositoryConfig.ml
+++ b/src/repository/opamRepositoryConfig.ml
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ let default = {
       let curl = "curl", `Curl in
       let tools =
         match os with
-        | FreeBSD | DragonFly -> ["fetch", `Default; curl]
-        | OpenBSD | NetBSD -> ["ftp", `Default; curl]
+        | FreeBSD | DragonFly -> [curl; "fetch", `Default]
+        | OpenBSD | NetBSD -> [curl; "ftp", `Default]
         | Linux | Darwin | Cygwin | Win32
         | Unix | Other _ -> [curl; "wget", `Default]
       in