diff --git a/depends/packages/expat.mk b/depends/packages/expat.mk
index abf8e8fd6..1ac443537 100644
--- a/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package=expat
 $(package)_version=2.1.0
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_1_0/
+$(package)_download_path=http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/$($(package)_version)
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_sha256_hash=823705472f816df21c8f6aa026dd162b280806838bb55b3432b0fb1fcca7eb86