diff --git a/dirmngr/http.c b/dirmngr/http.c
index 384f2569d..8e5d53939 100644
--- a/dirmngr/http.c
+++ b/dirmngr/http.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ http_session_new (http_session_t *r_session,
 
     is_hkps_pool = (intended_hostname
                     && !ascii_strcasecmp (intended_hostname,
-                                          get_default_keyserver (1)));
+                                          "hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net"));
 
     /* If the user has not specified a CA list, and they are looking
      * for the hkps pool from sks-keyservers.net, then default to