diff --git a/packages/fppkg/src/pkgoptions.pp b/packages/fppkg/src/pkgoptions.pp
index 837975884b..95313398be 100644
--- a/packages/fppkg/src/pkgoptions.pp
+++ b/packages/fppkg/src/pkgoptions.pp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ uses
   pkgmessages;
 
 Const
-  DefaultMirrorsURL  = 'http://www.freepascal.org/repository/'+MirrorsFileName;
+  DefaultMirrorsURL  = 'https://www.freepascal.org/repository/'+MirrorsFileName;
 {$ifdef localrepository}
   DefaultRemoteRepository = 'file://'+{$I %HOME%}+'/repository/';
 {$else}