diff --git a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
index 6641e305f22..59d6771e8cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rdesktop/template
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ short_desc="An open source client for Windows Remote Desktop Services"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.rdesktop.org/"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+#distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+# Temporarily use a Debian mirror
+distfiles="http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/rdesktop/rdesktop_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=88b20156b34eff5f1b453f7c724e0a3ff9370a599e69c01dc2bf0b5e650eece4