diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93881cd3a3..d18f72a8c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ target platform and specify -Dntdll_target=msbuild on the mvn command line.
     <repository>
       <id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
       <name>Java.net Repository for Maven</name>
-      <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2/</url>
+      <url>https://download.java.net/maven/2/</url>
       <layout>default</layout>
     </repository>
   </repositories>