diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index c0944685ea..047b0ebcc6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ (define-public shepherd-0.10
     (version "0.10.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/shepherd/shepherd-"
+              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/shepherd/shepherd-"
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32