diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
index d6a119b336a0..70cc0c419732 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchurl/mirrors.nix
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ rec {
     http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/CPAN/
   ];
 
-  # Debian
+  # Debian.
   debian = [
     ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/
     ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/pool/
@@ -121,4 +121,10 @@ rec {
     ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/
   ];
 
+  # Gnome (see http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/MIRRORS).
+  gnome = [
+    # This one redirects to some mirror closeby, so it should be all you need.
+    http://download.gnome.org/
+  ];
+
 }