diff --git a/srcpkgs/mysql/template b/srcpkgs/mysql/template
index 1cbee53864f..4079353e6f7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mysql/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mysql/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mysql'
 pkgname=mysql
 version=5.1.54
-distfiles="http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/mysql/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/mysql-${version}.tar.gz"
+distfiles="http://downloads.mysql.com/archives/mysql-5.1/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc/mysql
 --with-libwrap --with-charset=utf8 --with-collation=utf8_general_ci