diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b2fc3641d..974142102 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	url = https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.git
 [submodule "freetype/freetype2"]
 	path = deps/freetype/freetype2
-	url = https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/freetype/freetype2.git
+#	url = https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/freetype/freetype2.git
+	url = https://github.com/aseprite/freetype2.git
 [submodule "freetype/libpng"]
 	path = deps/freetype/libpng
 	url = https://github.com/glennrp/libpng.git