diff --git a/doc/source/developer/contributor/contributing.rst b/doc/source/developer/contributor/contributing.rst
index 529c4c64b..20b26ab87 100644
--- a/doc/source/developer/contributor/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/developer/contributor/contributing.rst
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ with Mistral.
 Communication
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-* IRC channel #openstack-mistral at FreeNode
+* IRC channel #openstack-mistral at `OFTC`_
 * Mailing list (prefix subjects with ``[mistral]`` for faster responses)
   http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-discuss
 
+.. _`OFTC`: https://www.oftc.net
+
 Contacting the Core Team
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~