diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8e9d1f376..5e41f7c97 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "thirdparty/gtest"]
 	path = thirdparty/gtest
-	url = https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/googletest.git
+	url = https://github.com/google/googletest.git
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindGTestSrc.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindGTestSrc.cmake
index f942a8daf..f3cb8c990 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/FindGTestSrc.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindGTestSrc.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 SET(GTEST_SEARCH_PATH
     "${GTEST_SOURCE_DIR}"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../thirdparty/gtest")
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../thirdparty/gtest/googletest")
 
 IF(UNIX)
     IF(RAPIDJSON_BUILD_THIRDPARTY_GTEST)
diff --git a/thirdparty/gtest b/thirdparty/gtest
index 0476e154d..0a439623f 160000
--- a/thirdparty/gtest
+++ b/thirdparty/gtest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0476e154db5fab1721c2a0f32abf4aa773679b52
+Subproject commit 0a439623f75c029912728d80cb7f1b8b48739ca4