diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
index 748f9f3adf..240ecb606e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/http.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
                         else:
                             # The length does not match, we start the download over
                             self.report_unable_to_resume()
+                            resume_len = 0
                             open_mode = 'wb'
                             break
             # Retry