diff --git a/includes/DefaultSettings.php b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
index d01e6e1e447..16cae7d2c5e 100644
--- a/includes/DefaultSettings.php
+++ b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
@@ -3735,7 +3735,7 @@ $wgAllowPrefChange = array();
 /**
  * This is to let user authenticate using https when they come from http.
  * Based on an idea by George Herbert on wikitech-l:
- * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2010-October/050065.html
+ * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2010-October/050039.html
  * @since 1.17
  */
 $wgSecureLogin = false;