diff --git a/utils/sh/tmpl_vars.sh b/utils/sh/tmpl_vars.sh
index 4358232c35..cf81a8e557 100644
--- a/utils/sh/tmpl_vars.sh
+++ b/utils/sh/tmpl_vars.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 #
 
 SOURCEFORGE_SITE="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge"
+UBUNTU_SITE="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool"