diff --git a/dev-python/sip/sip-4.16.9.ebuild b/dev-python/sip/sip-4.16.9.ebuild
index d6d25b5a48a46..4fb49dc1a3fa3 100644
--- a/dev-python/sip/sip-4.16.9.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sip/sip-4.16.9.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ elif [[ ${PV} == *_pre* ]]; then
 	S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 else
 	# official release
-	SRC_URI="http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip4/${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="mirror://sourceforge/pyqt/${P}.tar.gz"
 fi
 
 # Sub-slot based on SIP_API_MAJOR_NR from siplib/sip.h.in