diff --git a/samples/python/chessboard.py b/samples/python/chessboard.py
index 31372b0dbd..94966b1ee6 100755
--- a/samples/python/chessboard.py
+++ b/samples/python/chessboard.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         im = cv.LoadImage(filename, cv.CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE)
         im3 = cv.LoadImage(filename, cv.CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR)
     else:
-        url = 'https://code.ros.org/svn/opencv/trunk/opencv/samples/c/left01.jpg'
+        url = 'http://code.opencv.org/svn/opencv/trunk/opencv/samples/cpp/left01.jpg'
         filedata = urllib2.urlopen(url).read()
         imagefiledata = cv.CreateMatHeader(1, len(filedata), cv.CV_8UC1)
         cv.SetData(imagefiledata, filedata, len(filedata))