diff --git a/external/external_build.cmake b/external/external_build.cmake
index 8835789..8cfb26d 100644
--- a/external/external_build.cmake
+++ b/external/external_build.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ IF(INTERNAL_GENGETOPT)
 ENDIF(INTERNAL_GENGETOPT)
 
 IF(INTERNAL_HDF5)
-  SET(HDF5_URL "http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-1.8.9.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL to download HDF5 from")
+  SET(HDF5_URL "http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.8.9/src/hdf5-1.8.9.tar.gz" CACHE STRING "URL to download HDF5 from")
   mark_as_advanced(HDF5_URL)
 ENDIF(INTERNAL_HDF5)