diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1ba590b440..1e46cf5ea8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "common"]
         path = common
-        url = git://anongit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/common
+        url = https://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/common.git