diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcal/template b/srcpkgs/gcal/template
index 35b2e64cb7a..0ba834eeacf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcal/template
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ short_desc="Display hybrid and proleptic Julian and Gregorian calendar sheets"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/gcal/"
-distfiles="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=91b56c40b93eee9bda27ec63e95a6316d848e3ee047b5880ed71e5e8e60f61ab