diff --git a/shutils/tmpl_vars.sh b/shutils/tmpl_vars.sh
index 79abdeda83a..978ae03deb3 100644
--- a/shutils/tmpl_vars.sh
+++ b/shutils/tmpl_vars.sh
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ UBUNTU_SITE="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool"
 XORG_SITE="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual"
 DEBIAN_SITE="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool"
 GNOME_SITE="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources"
+KERNEL_SITE="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux"
diff --git a/templates/kbd/template b/templates/kbd/template
index b2a0c286e03..360e3fbe8be 100644
--- a/templates/kbd/template
+++ b/templates/kbd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kbd'
 pkgname=kbd
 version=1.15
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/kbd-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kbd/kbd-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--datadir=/lib/kbd --bindir=/sbin
  --localedir=/usr/share/locale --mandir=/usr/share/man"
diff --git a/templates/kernel-headers/template b/templates/kernel-headers/template
index 611d81fa8b5..2442f381471 100644
--- a/templates/kernel-headers/template
+++ b/templates/kernel-headers/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=kernel-headers
 version=2.6.29.1
 wrksrc="linux-$version"
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="The Linux kernel headers"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template b/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
index ff029786f48..d251058b989 100644
--- a/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=kernel-libc-headers
 version=2.6.29.1
 wrksrc="linux-$version"
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=only-install
 make_install_target="
  INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr
diff --git a/templates/kernel/template b/templates/kernel/template
index e544942b968..033bf23c245 100644
--- a/templates/kernel/template
+++ b/templates/kernel/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ version=2.6.29.1
 #patch_files="unionfs-2.5.1_for_2.6.29-rc2.diff.gz"
 #patch_args="-p1"
 wrksrc="linux-$version"
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
 make_build_target="bzImage modules"
 make_install_target="modules_install
diff --git a/templates/klibc-module-init-tools/template b/templates/klibc-module-init-tools/template
index 01267dd397b..ec94f9c9fe0 100644
--- a/templates/klibc-module-init-tools/template
+++ b/templates/klibc-module-init-tools/template
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=klibc-module-init-tools
 version=3.6
 wrksrc="module-init-tools-${version}"
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Tools for managing kernel modules for initramfs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/templates/klibc-udev/template b/templates/klibc-udev/template
index 9358b1bea7e..c38b535fbb5 100644
--- a/templates/klibc-udev/template
+++ b/templates/klibc-udev/template
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ pkgname=klibc-udev
 version=141
 revision=1
 wrksrc="udev-${version}"
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}//utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="A Userspace implementation of devfs (for initramfs)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/templates/klibc/template b/templates/klibc/template
index 6d5100723a0..41def28169b 100644
--- a/templates/klibc/template
+++ b/templates/klibc/template
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=klibc
 sourcepkg=klibc
 version=1.5.15
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/klibc/Testing/klibc-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/klibc/Testing/klibc-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
 make_install_target="INSTALLROOT=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version install"
 short_desc="Minimal libc subset for use with initramfs"
diff --git a/templates/man-pages/template b/templates/man-pages/template
index f9fce00a357..335ca2ed4e3 100644
--- a/templates/man-pages/template
+++ b/templates/man-pages/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'man-pages'
 pkgname=man-pages
 version=3.20
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/manpages/Archive/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/docs/manpages/Archive/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=only-install
 make_install_target="all prefix=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr"
 short_desc="Linux Documentation Project manual pages"
diff --git a/templates/module-init-tools/template b/templates/module-init-tools/template
index 7b1812a12bf..bf8d7ad89ef 100644
--- a/templates/module-init-tools/template
+++ b/templates/module-init-tools/template
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ pkgname=module-init-tools
 version=3.6
 patch_files="LFS-man_pages-1.diff.bz2"
 patch_args="-Np1"
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}//utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-zlib --prefix="
 short_desc="Tools for managing kernel modules"
diff --git a/templates/pam/template b/templates/pam/template
index 9164b3e20d4..7a73be6d596 100644
--- a/templates/pam/template
+++ b/templates/pam/template
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ pkgname=pam
 sourcepkg=pam
 version=1.0.4
 wrksrc="Linux-PAM-$version"
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/library/Linux-PAM-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/pam/library/Linux-PAM-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-selinux --libdir=/lib --disable-rpath
  --docdir=/usr/share/doc/pam --enable-securedir=/lib/security
diff --git a/templates/syslinux/template b/templates/syslinux/template
index 27cb9c3fdcf..d3d72616bb0 100644
--- a/templates/syslinux/template
+++ b/templates/syslinux/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'syslinux'
 pkgname=syslinux
 version=3.73
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/boot/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
 make_install_args="INSTALLROOT=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version"
 short_desc="A boot loader for the Linux operating system"
diff --git a/templates/udev/template b/templates/udev/template
index 50d5ac063b3..c8c270d3b80 100644
--- a/templates/udev/template
+++ b/templates/udev/template
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=udev
 version=141
 patch_files="arch-udev-rules.diff"
-distfiles="
-http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--exec-prefix= --without-selinux"
 short_desc="A userspace implementation of devfs"
diff --git a/templates/util-linux-ng/template b/templates/util-linux-ng/template
index ed21e150cd9..5d38067a543 100644
--- a/templates/util-linux-ng/template
+++ b/templates/util-linux-ng/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=util-linux-ng
 version=2.14.2
 revision=1
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/$pkgname/v2.14/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/$pkgname/v2.14/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-partx --enable-write"
 short_desc="Miscellaneous linux utilities"
diff --git a/templates/util-linux/template b/templates/util-linux/template
index f5b7497e565..e27b2c98b70 100644
--- a/templates/util-linux/template
+++ b/templates/util-linux/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'util-linux'
 pkgname=util-linux
 version=2.12r
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/util-linux/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 CFLAGS="-I/usr/include"
 make_install_args="ETC_DIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/etc
diff --git a/templates/zisofs-tools/template b/templates/zisofs-tools/template
index 322682a6dfa..f2692d8d671 100644
--- a/templates/zisofs-tools/template
+++ b/templates/zisofs-tools/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'zisofs-tools'
 pkgname=zisofs-tools
 version=1.0.8
-distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/zisofs/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/fs/zisofs/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 make_install_args="INSTALLROOT=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version"
 short_desc="ISO9660 transparent compression tool"