diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index dba9e83688..b6b33e5082 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fate-seek:   $(FATE_SEEK)
 ifdef SAMPLES
 FATE += $(FATE_TESTS) $(FATE_TESTS-yes)
 fate-rsync:
-	rsync -vaLW rsync://fate-suite.libav.org/fate-suite/ $(SAMPLES)
+	rsync -vaLW rsync://fate-suite.libav.org/fate-suite-0.8/ $(SAMPLES)
 else
 fate-rsync:
 	@echo "use 'make fate-rsync SAMPLES=/path/to/samples' to sync the fate suite"