diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
index 89418b36cc..cccbb8a95a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/texture_chooser.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class TextureChooser(QDialog):
         il.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self.update_remove_state)
         l.addWidget(il)
 
-        self.ad = ad = QLabel(_('The builtin textures come from <a href="https://subtlepatterns.com">subtlepatterns.com</a>.'))
+        self.ad = ad = QLabel(_('The builtin textures come from <a href="{}">subtlepatterns.com</a>.').format(
+            'https://www.toptal.com/designers/subtlepatterns/'))
         ad.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
         ad.setWordWrap(True)
         l.addWidget(ad)