diff --git a/srcpkgs/ladspa-sdk/template b/srcpkgs/ladspa-sdk/template
index 175f3cb2c40..addde549bd5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ladspa-sdk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ladspa-sdk/template
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ short_desc="Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA)"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.ladspa.org/"
-distfiles="http://www.ladspa.org/download/ladspa_sdk_${version}.tgz"
+distfiles="http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/ladspa-sdk/ladspa-sdk_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
+# official distfiles are removed when a new version is released
+#distfiles="http://www.ladspa.org/download/ladspa_sdk_${version}.tgz"
 checksum=4229959b09d20c88c8c86f4aa76427843011705df22d9c28b38359fd1829fded
 
 do_build() {