diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index eff9ab34e6..596ee78b75 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "common"]
         path = common
-        url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/common.git
+        url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/common.git