diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
index 68dfb0898657..fa435b6c66ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/axel/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Console downloading program with some features for parallel connections for faster downloading";
-    homepage = http://axel.alioth.debian.org/;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
     platforms = with platforms; linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2;