diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/default.nix
index 8ab901f31ef..dd522fe1d96 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gnupg-1.4.8";
   builder = ./builder.sh;
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-1.4.8.tar.bz2;
+    url = ftp://ftp.cert.dfn.de/pub/tools/crypt/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-1.4.8.tar.bz2;
     sha1 = "4b63267358e5c70f05b48e27d6877bad2636cabd";
   };
   buildInputs = [readline];
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     description = "A free implementation of the OpenPGP standard for encrypting and signing data";
     homepage = http://www.gnupg.org/;
-  };  
+  };
 }