diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7dfabd8456..7f31bcdbea 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ language to describe operations in OpenStack.
 * `Developer`_ - getting started as a developer
 * `Contributing`_ - contributing code
 * `Testing`_ - testing code
-* IRC: #openstack-sdks on Freenode (irc.freenode.net)
+* IRC: #openstack-sdks on OFTC (irc.oftc.net)
 * License: Apache 2.0
 
 .. _PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/python-openstackclient