diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 3c57c591a8..64604a0aed 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -287,14 +287,15 @@ config BR2_LUAROCKS_MIRROR
 
 config BR2_CPAN_MIRROR
 	string "CPAN mirror (Perl packages)"
-	default "http://cpan.metacpan.org"
+	default "https://cpan.metacpan.org"
 	help
 	  CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) is a repository of
 	  Perl packages. It has multiple software mirrors scattered
 	  around the world. This option allows you to select a mirror.
 
 	  The list of mirrors is available at:
-	  http://search.cpan.org/mirror
+	  http://mirrors.cpan.org/          (tabular)
+	  http://mirrors.cpan.org/map.html  (clickable world map)
 
 endif