diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/guard/guard_git.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/guard/guard_git.bb
index ba649db..0a539e3 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/guard/guard_git.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-bsp/guard/guard_git.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git@github.com/open-power/guard;branch="main""
+SRC_URI = "git://git@github.com/open-power/guard;branch="main";protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "3fa0e5e312cb4138afb11e083e9ba7b0f0d5d5dc"
 
 DEPENDS = "cli11"