diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
index 1e3d9753794..8dc4f4207b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
 
   metalab = [
     "ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/metalab/"
+    "ftp://ftp.metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/"
   ];
 
   # Bioconductor mirrors (from http://bioconductor.org/about/mirrors)