diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d04ddd95c..2fa0e61bb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   url = https://github.com/unicode-org/icu.git
 [submodule "3party/freetype/freetype"]
   path = 3party/freetype/freetype
-  url = https://git.omaps.dev/organicmaps/freetype.git
+  url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype.git
 [submodule "3party/googletest"]
   path = 3party/googletest
   url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git