diff --git a/openpower/package/sbe-p10/sbe-p10.mk b/openpower/package/sbe-p10/sbe-p10.mk
index fa1fc31..6b171e5 100644
--- a/openpower/package/sbe-p10/sbe-p10.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/sbe-p10/sbe-p10.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # after that, when code is propagated to a public repo
 #SBE_P10_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,sbe,$(SBE_P10_VERSION))
 SBE_P10_SITE ?= git@github.ibm.com:open-power/sbe.git
+SBE_P10_SITE_METHOD ?= git
 
 SBE_P10_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 SBE_P10_DEPENDENCIES = host-ppe42-gcc hcode-p10