diff --git a/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
index d54af9fdd2..a39df68097 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/Eigen.cmake
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Eigen
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(MITK_USE_Eigen)
 
   # Sanity checks
   if(DEFINED Eigen_DIR AND NOT EXISTS ${Eigen_DIR})
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Eigen_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
   endif()
 
   set(proj Eigen)
   set(proj_DEPENDENCIES )
   set(Eigen_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
   if(NOT DEFINED Eigen_DIR)
 
     ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
       LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
-      URL ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/eigen-3.4.0.tar.gz
-      URL_MD5 4c527a9171d71a72a9d4186e65bea559
+      GIT_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen.git
+      GIT_TAG 3.4.0
       CMAKE_GENERATOR ${gen}
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${gen_platform}
       CMAKE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_args}
         -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=ON
         -DEIGEN_BUILD_PKGCONFIG:BOOL=OFF
       CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_args}
       CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
     )
 
     set(Eigen_DIR ${ep_prefix})
     mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
   else()
 
     mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
 
   endif()
 
 endif()