1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.29.bb b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.29.bb
index ac9bd81d31..a770168298 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.29.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-passwd/base-passwd_3.5.29.bb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ SRC_URI = "https://launchpad.net/debian/+archive/primary/+files/${BPN}_${PV}.tar
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "6beccac48083fe8ae5048acd062e5421"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f0b66388b2c8e49c15692439d2bee63bcdd4bbbf7a782c7f64accc55986b6a36"
 
+# the package is taken from launchpad; that source is static and goes stale
+# so we check the latest upstream from a directory that does get updated
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/b/base-passwd/"
+
 inherit autotools
 
 SSTATEPOSTINSTFUNCS += "base_passwd_sstate_postinst"