diff --git a/textproc/htmldoc/Makefile b/textproc/htmldoc/Makefile
index 441b654a27b4..ddf909359766 100644
--- a/textproc/htmldoc/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/htmldoc/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 PORTNAME=	htmldoc
 PORTVERSION=	1.8.23
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
-MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.easysw.com/pub/htmldoc/${PORTVERSION}/
+MASTER_SITES=	http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/htmldoc/${PORTVERSION}/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-source
 
 MAINTAINER=	glenn@trewitt.org