diff --git a/rc/bin/ircrc b/rc/bin/ircrc
index 6e6e0213a..b01a0f408 100755
--- a/rc/bin/ircrc
+++ b/rc/bin/ircrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 rfork ne
 
-server=irc.freenode.net
+server=irc.oftc.net
 port=6667
 realname='<nil>'
 target=''
diff --git a/sys/man/1/ircrc b/sys/man/1/ircrc
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index eaa8763d7..fa587bb7a
--- a/sys/man/1/ircrc
+++ b/sys/man/1/ircrc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ is an IRC client.
 Messages are sent from standard input and
 received from standard output.
 The default server is
-.BR irc.freenode.net .
+.BR irc.oftc.net .
 The arguments
 .B bitlbee
 and