diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
index 9268608fde..0cb08b4aa3 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # linux-firmware
 #
 #############################################################
+
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_VERSION = 65a5163b8bb77bd7759efa3ca780867fcaed89b0
-LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE = git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
+LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE = http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE_METHOD = git
 
 # rt2501/rt61