diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/trace-cmd/trace-cmd_3.1.5.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/trace-cmd/trace-cmd_3.1.5.bb
index 11c4037b23..2699b3d8b2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/trace-cmd/trace-cmd_3.1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/trace-cmd/trace-cmd_3.1.5.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
     file://LICENSES/LGPL-2.1;md5=b370887980db5dd40659b50909238dbd \
     "
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/trace-cmd.git;branch=master \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/trace-cmd.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0001-Replace-LFS64-interfaces-off64_t-and-lseek64.patch \
            file://0002-Drop-using-_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE.patch \
            file://0001-Do-not-emit-useless-rpath.patch"