diff --git a/mirror-elpa b/mirror-elpa
index 55fa0db..bb2f189 100755
--- a/mirror-elpa
+++ b/mirror-elpa
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ cd "$mirror_path"
 # fi
 
 clone "http://orgmode.org/elpa/" "org"
-clone "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/" "gnu"
+clone "rsync://elpa.gnu.org::elpa/" "gnu"
 clone "rsync://melpa.org/packages/" "melpa"
 clone "rsync://stable.melpa.org/packages/" "stable-melpa"