diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt
index 8547205165..558a03c1ea 100644
--- a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/development/guide-building-m2.apt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Building Maven 2.0
   To build Maven 2.0, you need the <<<components>>> module. To check that out, run the command:
 
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-svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk maven-components
+svn co https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/components/trunk maven-components
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   The <<<maven-components>>> directory will contain the source code. Note that this contains all of the plugins and