diff --git a/recipes/sopwith/recipe.sh b/recipes/sopwith/recipe.sh
index d46033245a1b0c1158d13013b51baab928fca588..170748c1a37055652d5de81c0bd889204c532efa 100644
--- a/recipes/sopwith/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/sopwith/recipe.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION=1.8.4
-TAR=https://sourceforge.net/projects/sdl-sopwith/files/sdl_sopwith/$VERSION/sopwith-$VERSION.tar.gz
+TAR=https://sourceforge.net/projects/sdl-sopwith/files/sdl_sopwith/$VERSION/sopwith-$VERSION.tar.gz/download
 BUILD_DEPENDS=(sdl liborbital libiconv)
 
 function recipe_version {