diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/template b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
index 318e7ac12c..14a00043a6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vlc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only, LGPL-2.1-only"
 homepage="https://www.videolan.org/vlc/"
 changelog="https://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS"
-distfiles="https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/${version}/vlc-${version}.tar.xz"
+distfiles="${VIDEOLAN_SITE}/vlc/${version}/vlc-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=6f7e90ef8973d31d96de64db817173e345150829717a94084b1bb8321cde2014
 
 lib32disabled=yes