diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index dc1d248ddd2a92f7a82c390a5ff9f6781bd50d48..022eb3b132e71c787032394a644723e63d0dbf4d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "submodules/root"]
 	path = submodules/root
-	url = https://github.com/root-project/root.git
+	url = ../cern-root.git