diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
index a724a63d1e..1dc28931e5 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ BASE=../../../..
 ZMQ=zeromq-2.1.4
 
 ZMQ_BASEURL=http://download.zeromq.org
+ZMQ_BASEURL_ALT=http://download.zeromq.org/historic
 
 ZMQ_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(ZMQ)
 ZMQ_BUILDDIR=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(ZMQ)
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ LOCAL_LIBADD=$(ZMQ_LA)
 include $(BASE)/build/modmake.rules
 
 $(ZMQ_DIR):
-	$(GETLIB) $(ZMQ_BASEURL) $(ZMQ).tar.gz
+	$(GETLIB) $(ZMQ_BASEURL) $(ZMQ).tar.gz || $(GETLIB) $(ZMQ_BASEURL_ALT) $(ZMQ).tar.gz
 	cd $(ZMQ_DIR) && ./autogen.sh
 
 $(ZMQ_BUILDDIR)/Makefile: $(ZMQ_DIR)