diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot-p10/hostboot-p10.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot-p10/hostboot-p10.mk
index 6732bef..af7c88b 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot-p10/hostboot-p10.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot-p10/hostboot-p10.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # after that, when code is propagated to a public repo
 #HOSTBOOT_P10_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_P10_VERSION))
 HOSTBOOT_P10_SITE ?= git@github.ibm.com:open-power/hostboot.git
+HOSTBOOT_P10_SITE_METHOD ?= git
 
 HOSTBOOT_P10_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 HOSTBOOT_P10_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE