diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2328eab8c..48a6bfc5b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	url = git://git.linphone.org/belle-sip.git
 [submodule "submodules/externals/libxml2"]
 	path = submodules/externals/libxml2
-	url = git://git.gnome.org/libxml2.git
+	url = https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2.git
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "submodules/externals/libupnp"]
 	path = submodules/externals/libupnp