diff --git a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
index 3b3714fff1..f4b4de090e 100644
--- a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
+++ b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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 LIBXML2_VERSION = 2.9.9
-LIBXML2_SITE = ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2
+LIBXML2_SITE = http://xmlsoft.org/sources
 LIBXML2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBXML2_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBXML2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING