diff --git a/srcpkgs/podofo/template b/srcpkgs/podofo/template
index b360dcdfba3..0b0df26a9d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/podofo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/podofo/template
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ short_desc="Library to work with the PDF file format"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://podofo.sourceforge.net/"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+#distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+# Temporarily use a Debian mirror
+distfiles="http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/libp/libpodofo/libpodofo_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=854981cb897ebc14bac854ea0f25305372261a48a205363fe1c61659ba7b5304
 
 libpodofo_package() {