diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
index 1b6bd1fa2..4a35c7efa 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ class Aria2cFD(ExternalFD):
 
     def _make_cmd(self, tmpfilename, info_dict):
         cmd = [self.exe, '-c']
-        cmd += self._configuration_args([
-            '--min-split-size', '1M', '--max-connection-per-server', '4'])
         dn = os.path.dirname(tmpfilename)
         if dn:
             cmd += ['--dir', dn]
@@ -196,6 +194,8 @@ class Aria2cFD(ExternalFD):
         cmd += self._option('--all-proxy', 'proxy')
         cmd += self._bool_option('--check-certificate', 'nocheckcertificate', 'false', 'true', '=')
         cmd += self._bool_option('--remote-time', 'updatetime', 'true', 'false', '=')
+        cmd += self._configuration_args([
+            '--min-split-size', '1M', '--max-connection-per-server', '4'])
         cmd += ['--', info_dict['url']]
         return cmd