diff --git a/src/etc/root/root.mail b/src/etc/root/root.mail
index 776bb684..237b10ef 100644
--- a/src/etc/root/root.mail
+++ b/src/etc/root/root.mail
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ to install the emacs package for amd64, execute:
  # mount /dev/cd0a /cdrom
  # pkg_add -v /cdrom/6.0/packages/amd64/emacs-24.5p0-no_x11.tgz
 or alternatively install them via FTP this way:
- # pkg_add -v ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/packages/amd64/emacs-24.5p0-no_x11.tgz
+ # pkg_add -v http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.0/packages/amd64/emacs-24.5p0-no_x11.tgz
 
 Significant efforts were made to centralize all system configuration in the
 /etc directory.  You should be able to find each of the configuration files