diff --git a/package/ncftp/Config.in b/package/ncftp/Config.in
index 6a939aa88c..c8870a3dde 100644
--- a/package/ncftp/Config.in
+++ b/package/ncftp/Config.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NCFTP
 	  application programs implementing the File Transfer Protocol
 	  (FTP).
 
-	  http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
+	  https://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_NCFTP
 
diff --git a/package/ncftp/ncftp.mk b/package/ncftp/ncftp.mk
index 676a9c5895..d380ebae02 100644
--- a/package/ncftp/ncftp.mk
+++ b/package/ncftp/ncftp.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NCFTP_VERSION = 3.2.6
 # use .gz as upstream .xz tarball has changed after the hash was added for
 # 2017.02. Can be changed back to .xz when version is bumped
 NCFTP_SOURCE = ncftp-$(NCFTP_VERSION)-src.tar.gz
-NCFTP_SITE = ftp://ftp.ncftp.com/ncftp
+NCFTP_SITE = https://www.ncftp.com/public_ftp/ncftp/older_versions
 NCFTP_TARGET_BINS = ncftp
 NCFTP_LICENSE = Clarified Artistic License
 NCFTP_LICENSE_FILES = doc/LICENSE.txt