diff --git a/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk b/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
index c4441255a2..c2403b9c4c 100644
--- a/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
+++ b/package/c-ares/c-ares.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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 C_ARES_VERSION = 1.27.0
-C_ARES_SITE = http://c-ares.haxx.se/download
+C_ARES_SITE = https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/cares-1_27_0
 C_ARES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 C_ARES_CONF_OPTS = --with-random=/dev/urandom
 C_ARES_LICENSE = MIT