diff --git a/README b/README
index c9b0ff8..4768225 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ AUTHORS
      There is a mailing list available at mblaze@googlegroups.com (to
      subscribe, send a message to mblaze+subscribe@googlegroups.com); archives
      are available at https://inbox.vuxu.org/mblaze/. There also is an IRC
-     channel #vuxu on irc.freenode.net.  Please report security-related bugs
+     channel #vuxu on irc.libera.chat.  Please report security-related bugs
      directly to the author.
 
 LICENSE
diff --git a/man/mblaze.7 b/man/mblaze.7
index 20cbadf..328bcef 100644
--- a/man/mblaze.7
+++ b/man/mblaze.7
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ archives are available at
 .Lk https://inbox.vuxu.org/mblaze/ .
 There also is an IRC channel
 .Li #vuxu
-on irc.freenode.net.
+on irc.libera.chat.
 Please report security-related bugs directly to the author.
 .Sh LICENSE
 .Nm