diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
index 6f10d30dc9..3dc81b20a7 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class MetaIDE(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_meta_ide_can_build_cpio_project(self):
         dl_dir = self.td.get('DL_DIR', None)
         self.project = SDKBuildProject(self.tmpdir_metaideQA + "/cpio/", self.environment_script_path,
-                        "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.13.tar.gz",
+                        "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.13.tar.gz",
                         self.tmpdir_metaideQA, self.td['DATETIME'], dl_dir=dl_dir)
         self.project.download_archive()
         self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure('$CONFIGURE_FLAGS --disable-maintainer-mode','sed -i -e "/char \*program_name/d" src/global.c;'), 0,