diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils/default.nix
index 6ef51cbc73d..74db3a0d890 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpufrequtils/default.nix
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ assert stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.system != "powerpc-linux";
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "cpufrequtils-008";
-  
+
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils-008.tar.gz;
+    url = "mirror://kernel/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils-008.tar.gz";
     md5 = "52d3e09e47ffef634833f7fab168eccf";
   };