diff --git a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
index 2c5a5cf772..e741971842 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function clone() {
     if [ -n "$branch" ]
     then
         echo "Trying to use $org/$repo#$branch"
-        git clone https://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch $branch \
+        git clone git://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch $branch \
             "${GIT_CLONE_ARGS[@]}"
         return $?
     fi