diff --git a/scrapy/core/downloader/manager.py b/scrapy/core/downloader/manager.py
index a61a258eb..bd82a97c1 100644
--- a/scrapy/core/downloader/manager.py
+++ b/scrapy/core/downloader/manager.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from twisted.internet import reactor, defer
 from scrapy.core.exceptions import IgnoreRequest
 from scrapy.spider import spiders
 from scrapy.core.downloader.middleware import DownloaderMiddlewareManager
+from scrapy.core.downloader.handlers import download_any
 from scrapy.conf import settings
 from scrapy.utils.defer import chain_deferred, mustbe_deferred
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class Downloader(object):
             site.active.remove(request)
             return _
 
-        return self.middleware.download(request, spider).addBoth(_deactivate)
+        return self.middleware.download(self.enqueue, request, spider).addBoth(_deactivate)
 
     def enqueue(self, request, spider):
         """Enqueue a Request for a effective download from site"""
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class Downloader(object):
             site.downloading.remove(request)
             self.process_queue(spider)
 
-        dwld = mustbe_deferred(request, spider)
+        dwld = mustbe_deferred(download_any, request, spider)
         chain_deferred(dwld, deferred)
         return dwld.addBoth(_finish)
 
diff --git a/scrapy/core/downloader/middleware.py b/scrapy/core/downloader/middleware.py
index c3df8cb83..8b87b7cee 100644
--- a/scrapy/core/downloader/middleware.py
+++ b/scrapy/core/downloader/middleware.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from scrapy.core.exceptions import NotConfigured
 from scrapy.utils.misc import load_object
 from scrapy.utils.defer import mustbe_deferred
 from scrapy.utils.middleware import build_middleware_list
-from scrapy.core.downloader.handlers import download_any
 from scrapy.conf import settings
 
 class DownloaderMiddlewareManager(object):
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class DownloaderMiddlewareManager(object):
         log.msg("Enabled downloader middlewares: %s" % ", ".join([type(m).__name__ for m in mws]))
         self.loaded = True
 
-    def download(self, request, spider):
+    def download(self, download_func, request, spider):
         def process_request(request):
             for method in self.request_middleware:
                 response = method(request=request, spider=spider)
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class DownloaderMiddlewareManager(object):
                         (method.im_self.__class__.__name__, response.__class__.__name__)
                 if response:
                     return response
-            return download_any(request=request, spider=spider)
+            return download_func(request=request, spider=spider)
 
         def process_response(response):
             assert response is not None, 'Received None in process_response'