diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 12beaf82..eb6cc49c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	url = https://github.com/ValveSoftware/dxvk/
 [submodule "freetype2"]
 	path = freetype2
-	url = git://git.sv.nongnu.org/freetype/freetype2.git
+	url = https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/r/freetype/freetype2.git/
 [submodule "libpng"]
 	path = libpng
 	url = https://github.com/glennrp/libpng.git