diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8da7f2e44c..3c498c8f88 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "validate/common"]
 	path = validate/common
-	url = git://anongit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/common
+	url = https://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/gstreamer/common.git