diff --git a/README b/README
index bbf0663be..b6881bf6d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ each backend:
 
 Surface backends:
 
-	image backend
-	-------------
-	pixman			git://git.freedesktop.org/git/pixman
+	image backend (required)
+	------------------------
+	pixman			http://cairographics.org/releases
+			or:	git://git.cairographics.org/git/pixman
 
 	glitz backend
 	-------------
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 59a737524..08d8e497b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ PIXMAN_VERSION="0.9.4"
 PIXMAN_REQUIRES="pixman-1 >= $PIXMAN_VERSION"
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(pixman, $PIXMAN_REQUIRES, ,
 	[AC_MSG_ERROR([pixman >= $PIXMAN_VERSION is required
-(http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib/pixman-$PIXMAN_VERSION.tar.gz)])])
+(http://cairographics.org/releases/)])])
 
 CAIRO_REQUIRES="$PIXMAN_REQUIRES $CAIRO_REQUIRES"
 CAIRO_CFLAGS="$pixman_CFLAGS $CAIRO_CFLAGS"