diff --git a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
index 57286ae5327ccc4ad7d00b917855e3d995bc88bb..64a95d6e541049e710714a0f74df6874c38be5cd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
@@ -382,9 +382,12 @@ (define-public scrot
     (version "0.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append
-                    "http://linuxbrit.co.uk/downloads/scrot-"
-                    version ".tar.gz"))
+              (uri (list (string-append
+                           "http://linuxbrit.co.uk/downloads/scrot-"
+                           version ".tar.gz")
+                         (string-append
+                           "https://fossies.org/linux/privat/old/scrot-"
+                           version "tar.gz")))
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "1wll744rhb49lvr2zs6m93rdmiq59zm344jzqvijrdn24ksiqgb1"))))