diff --git a/build-aux/getswdb.sh b/build-aux/getswdb.sh
index a7796e240..8b1d5e5f0 100755
--- a/build-aux/getswdb.sh
+++ b/build-aux/getswdb.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 # implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 # The URL of the file to retrieve.
-urlbase="https://www.gnupg.org/"
+# (some wget versions seem to have problems with SubjectAltName, thus
+#  we do not use www.gnupg.org)
+urlbase="https://gnupg.org/"
 
 WGET=wget
 GPGV=gpgv