diff --git a/default.xml b/default.xml
index d532da82b..9c1f46213 100644
--- a/default.xml
+++ b/default.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
   <project path="external/tinyalsa" name="platform/external/tinyalsa" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>
   <project path="external/tinyxml" name="platform/external/tinyxml" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>
   <project path="external/tremolo" name="platform/external/tremolo" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>
-  <project path="external/v8" name="platform/external/v8" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>
+  <project path="external/v8" name="CyanogenMod/android_external_v8" remote="gh" revision="ics"/>
   <project path="external/valgrind" name="platform/external/valgrind" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>
   <project path="external/webkit" name="AOKP/external_webkit" remote="gh" revision="ics" />
   <project path="external/webp" name="platform/external/webp" remote="aosp" revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.4_r1.2"/>