diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
index 3fe40ed9f322..197a4478a40e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
@@ -687,7 +687,11 @@ def get_data(self, urlstring: str) -> T.Tuple[str, str]:
         elif WHITELIST_SUBDOMAIN in urlstring:
             raise WrapException(f'{urlstring} may be a WrapDB-impersonating URL')
         else:
-            headers = {'User-Agent': f'mesonbuild/{coredata.version}'}
+            headers = {
+                'User-Agent': f'mesonbuild/{coredata.version}',
+                'Accept-Language': '*',
+                'Accept-Encoding': '*',
+            }
             creds = self.get_netrc_credentials(url.netloc)
 
             if creds is not None and '@' not in url.netloc: