diff --git a/src/python/gem5/resources/downloader.py b/src/python/gem5/resources/downloader.py
index bb5ca84cc0..d606f34717 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/resources/downloader.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/resources/downloader.py
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@ def _download(url: str, download_to: str, max_attempts: int = 6) -> None:
                 time.sleep((2**attempt) + random.uniform(0, 1))
             else:
                 raise e
+        except ConnectionResetError as e:
+            # This catches the ConnectionResetError we see occassionally see
+            # when accessing resources on GitHub Actions.  It retries using a
+            # Truncated Exponential backoff algorithm, truncating after
+            # "max_attempts". If any other is retrieved we raise the error.
+            if e.errno == 104:
+                attempt += 1
+                if attempt >= max_attempts:
+                    raise Exception(
+                        f"After {attempt} attempts, the resource json could "
+                        "not be retrieved. OS Error Code retrieved: "
+                        f"{e.errno}"
+                    )
+                time.sleep((2**attempt) + random.uniform(0, 1))
+            else:
+                raise e
         except ValueError as e:
             raise Exception(
                 "Environment variable GEM5_USE_PROXY is set to "