diff --git a/src/ol/source/Vector.js b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
index ce4d8a2ebc..43b0a70c8a 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/Vector.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/Vector.js
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ class VectorSource extends Source {
    */
   setUrl(url) {
     assert(this.format_, 7); // `format` must be set when `url` is set
+    this.url_ = url;
     this.setLoader(xhr(url, this.format_));
   }
 }