diff --git a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
index d5c58e26ba..2b69a2eef5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gimp.scm
@@ -43,16 +43,18 @@
 (define-public babl
   (package
     (name "babl")
-    (version "0.1.10")
+    (version "0.1.18")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (list (string-append "http://ftp.gtk.org/pub/babl/0.1/babl-"
+              (uri (list (string-append "https://download.gimp.org/pub/babl/"
+                                        "0.1/babl-" version ".tar.bz2")
+                         (string-append "http://ftp.gtk.org/pub/babl/0.1/babl-"
                                         version ".tar.bz2")
                          (string-append "ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/babl/0.1/babl-"
                                         version ".tar.bz2")))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1x2mb7zfbvk9d0a7h5cpdff9hhjsadxvqml2jay2bpf7x9nc6gwl"))))
+                "1ygvnq22pf0zvf3bj7h67vvbpz7b8hhjvrr79ribws7sr5dljfj8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (home-page "http://gegl.org/babl/")
     (synopsis "Image pixel format conversion library")