diff --git a/java/CMakeLists.txt b/java/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f6c231b2..8be8a7414 100644
--- a/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ if (DEFINED CUSTOM_REPO_URL)
   set(CENTRAL_REPO_URL ${CUSTOM_REPO_URL}/)
 else ()
   set(SEARCH_REPO_URL "http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=")
-  set(CENTRAL_REPO_URL "http://central.maven.org/maven2/")
+  set(CENTRAL_REPO_URL "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT EXISTS ${JAVA_JUNIT_JAR})
diff --git a/java/Makefile b/java/Makefile
index f8642c2d6..18a072c14 100644
--- a/java/Makefile
+++ b/java/Makefile
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ ifneq ($(DEBUG_LEVEL),0)
 endif
 
 SEARCH_REPO_URL?=http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=
-CENTRAL_REPO_URL?=http://central.maven.org/maven2/
+CENTRAL_REPO_URL?=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/
 
 clean:
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -rf include/*