diff --git a/srcpkgs/shadow/template b/srcpkgs/shadow/template
index c0b983cbdf4..c2172f785be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shadow/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shadow/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'shadow'
 pkgname=shadow
 version=4.1.4.3
-distfiles="ftp://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/pub/pkg-shadow/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/releases/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--libdir=/lib --enable-shared --disable-static
  --with-libpam --without-selinux"