diff --git a/kpatch-build/kpatch-build b/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
index 3929035..43169fb 100755
--- a/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
+++ b/kpatch-build/kpatch-build
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ else
 		if [[ $DISTRO = ubuntu ]]; then
 
 			# url may be changed for a different mirror
-			url="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux"
+			# list of official archive mirrors for Ubuntu -> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors
+			# update the url below to use a close mirror otherwise wait for hours ;-)
+			url="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux"
 			extension="bz2"
 			sublevel="SUBLEVEL = 0"
 			taroptions="xvjf"