diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-panel-2/matchbox-panel-2_2.12.bb b/poky/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-panel-2/matchbox-panel-2_2.12.bb
index 29a1a36..b71d1e5 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-panel-2/matchbox-panel-2_2.12.bb
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-panel-2/matchbox-panel-2_2.12.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 RREPLACES:${PN} = "matchbox-panel"
 RCONFLICTS:${PN} = "matchbox-panel"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/${BPN};branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/${BPN};protocol=https;branch=master \
            file://0001-applets-systray-Allow-icons-to-be-smaller.patch \
            "