diff --git a/reviewboard/urls.py b/reviewboard/urls.py
index 253c4edeb5b11827910df1a542879dcd0bcd21d4..952fdb26aeabcfffa4b0453aa1308f1a0cf7e46b 100644
--- a/reviewboard/urls.py
+++ b/reviewboard/urls.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if settings.DEBUG and not settings.PRODUCTION:
                           view='django.contrib.staticfiles.views.serve',
                           show_indexes=True)
     urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_DIRECTORY,
-                          view='django.contrib.staticfiles.views.serve',
+                          document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
                           show_indexes=True)
 
     urlpatterns += patterns(