diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index b1ea3fba1bda2..d429d478e9ccc 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ function download_url( $url, $timeout = 300, $signature_verification = false ) {
 
 		unlink( $tmpfname );
 
-		return new WP_Error( 'http_404', trim( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $response ) ), $data );
+		return new WP_Error( sprintf( 'http_%s', $response_code ), trim( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $response ) ), $data );
 	}
 
 	$content_disposition = wp_remote_retrieve_header( $response, 'Content-Disposition' );