diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-graphics/libmatchbox/libmatchbox_1.12.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-graphics/libmatchbox/libmatchbox_1.12.bb
index b01b332..bf3f5c0 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-graphics/libmatchbox/libmatchbox_1.12.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-graphics/libmatchbox/libmatchbox_1.12.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #SRCREV for 1.12
 SRCREV = "e846ee434f8e23d9db38af13c523f791495e0e87"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/${BPN};branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/${BPN};branch=master;protocol=https"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"