diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gnome-chess/gnome-chess_46.0.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gnome-chess/gnome-chess_46.0.bb
index 0b78a935f1..b66a96cc1c 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gnome-chess/gnome-chess_46.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gnome-chess/gnome-chess_46.0.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN}  = "gnuchess"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GNOME/gnome-chess.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/GNOME/gnome-chess.git;protocol=https;branch=main"
 
 inherit meson pkgconfig gobject-introspection gtk-icon-cache vala features_check mime-xdg gsettings