diff --git a/maven-distribution/src/conf/settings.xml b/maven-distribution/src/conf/settings.xml
index cc7f47cc47..11397701d6 100644
--- a/maven-distribution/src/conf/settings.xml
+++ b/maven-distribution/src/conf/settings.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ under the License.
  |-->
 <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/settings/1.0.0" 
           xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
-          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/setrings/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
   <!-- localRepository
    | The path to the local repository maven will use to store artifacts.
    |