diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index 0999d90ab31..e4bd32a7bd5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ short_desc="File type identification utility"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 license="BSD"
-distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
+#distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
+distfiles="https://distfiles.macports.org/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=802cb3de2e49e88ef97cdcb52cd507a0f25458112752e398445cea102bc750ce
 
 libmagic_package() {