diff --git a/package/tar/tar.mk b/package/tar/tar.mk
index 001e938e20..138c5a065e 100644
--- a/package/tar/tar.mk
+++ b/package/tar/tar.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # tar
 #
 #############################################################
-GNUTAR_VER:=1.14.90
+GNUTAR_VER:=1.15.1
 GNUTAR_SOURCE:=tar-$(GNUTAR_VER).tar.bz2
-GNUTAR_SITE:=ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar
+GNUTAR_SITE:=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/
 GNUTAR_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/tar-$(GNUTAR_VER)
 GNUTAR_CAT:=bzcat
 GNUTAR_BINARY:=src/tar