diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 8a44bae259ae53..c6a6a32669e4af 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ def downloader
       formula.bottle
     else
       formula.resource
-    end
+    end.downloader
   end
 
   sig { void }
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
index 81a9b192ee28ce..75ab4b89a06406 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
@@ -408,9 +408,7 @@ def skip_relocation?
     @spec.skip_relocation?(tag: @tag)
   end
 
-  def stage
-    resource.downloader.stage
-  end
+  def stage = resource.downloader.stage
 
   def fetch_tab(timeout: nil, quiet: false)
     return unless (resource = github_packages_manifest_resource)