diff --git a/srcpkgs/couchdb/template b/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
index ca49c1bb70d..e8b82afc08d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ short_desc="A document-oriented database"
 maintainer="Gerardo Di Iorio <arete74@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://couchdb.apache.org/"
-distfiles="http://www.eu.apache.org/dist/couchdb/source/${version}/apache-couchdb-${version}.tar.gz"
+distfiles="http://www.apache.org/dist/couchdb/source/${version}/apache-couchdb-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=5a601b173733ce3ed31b654805c793aa907131cd70b06d03825f169aa48c8627
 
 system_accounts="couchdb"