diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
index 9d90420..67f4172 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-panel-plugins/closebutton/xfce4-closebutton-plugin_git.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 PV = "4.16.0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-closebutton-plugin.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/schnitzeltony/xfce4-closebutton-plugin.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "538f9acfc5d5019f5cde734d056bcc0c95da9b4c"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"