diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 451cfb329..46063593d 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 <!ENTITY binutils-version "2.40">
 <!ENTITY binutils-size "24,650 KB">
-<!ENTITY binutils-url "https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/binutils-&binutils-version;.tar.xz">
+<!ENTITY binutils-url "https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/releases/binutils-&binutils-version;.tar.xz">
 <!ENTITY binutils-md5 "007b59bd908a737c06e5a8d3d2c737eb">
 <!ENTITY binutils-home "&gnu-software;binutils/">
 <!ENTITY binutils-tmpp1-du "629 MB">