diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/ekb/ekb.inc b/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/ekb/ekb.inc
index ddad05c..ee22ab7 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/ekb/ekb.inc
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/ekb/ekb.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EKB_BRANCH = "main-p10"
-EKB_URI = "git://git@github.com/open-power/pub-ekb;branch=${EKB_BRANCH}"
+EKB_URI = "git://git@github.com/open-power/pub-ekb;branch=${EKB_BRANCH};protocol=https"
 EKB_REV = "a9996cb6861198688010522baed369b0af0e6aca"
 
 REQ_ATTRS_XMLS = "hwpf/fapi2/xml/attribute_info/chip_attributes.xml \