diff --git a/srcpkgs/binutils/template b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
index ba4a398600f..c3243dcfb5a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/binutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/binutils/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ short_desc="GNU binary utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
 license="GPL-3"
-distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=cccf377168b41a52a76f46df18feb8f7285654b3c1bd69fc8265cb0fc6902f2d
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then