diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d622fb4..f35e3b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ This script supports several flags, all of which are optional.
 
 * `--archlinux_mirror`  
   The Arch Linux mirror from which the bootstrap image and packages should be
-  downloaded. Defaults to the DigitalOcean mirror at
-  http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/archlinux.
+  downloaded. Defaults to http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux
 * `--kernel_package`  
   The kernel package to install. Defaults to the vanilla `linux` package.
   Other options include `linux-lts` for long term support and `linux-grsec` for
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7d7a697..40c036c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ run_from_file() {
 ########################################
 
 # mirror from which to download archlinux packages
-archlinux_mirror="http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/archlinux"
+archlinux_mirror="http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux"
 
 # package to use as kernel (linux or linux-lts)
 kernel_package=linux