diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 4697ef59b5..29c96b2b45 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ class SVNTest(FetcherTest):
 
         bb.process.run("svn co %s svnfetch_co" % self.repo_url, cwd=self.tempdir)
         # Github will emulate SVN.  Use this to check if we're downloding...
-        bb.process.run("svn propset svn:externals 'bitbake http://github.com/openembedded/bitbake' .",
+        bb.process.run("svn propset svn:externals 'bitbake svn://vcs.pcre.org/pcre2/code' .",
                        cwd=os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'svnfetch_co', 'trunk'))
         bb.process.run("svn commit --non-interactive -m 'Add external'",
                        cwd=os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'svnfetch_co', 'trunk'))