diff --git a/gnu/packages/ratpoison.scm b/gnu/packages/ratpoison.scm
index e226d99b3e..3a931887c8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ratpoison.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ratpoison.scm
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages ratpoison)
 (define ratpoison.desktop
   (origin
     (method url-fetch)
-    (uri (string-append "http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/"
+    (uri (string-append "https://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/"
                         "gentoo-x86/x11-wm/ratpoison/files/ratpoison.desktop"
                         "?revision=1.1"))
     (file-name "ratpoison.desktop")