diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_3.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_3.1.0.bb
index 0b47046..52e40e1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_3.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_3.1.0.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require iproute2.inc
 
 #v3.1.0 tag
 SRCREV = "9cbe6bc337a35b91882f92599eefeb161f3e776e"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git;protocol=git \
            file://configure-cross.patch"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-box2d_git.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-box2d_git.bb
index 554ce81..7a1dc8e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-box2d_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/clutter/clutter-box2d_git.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SRCREV = "de5452e56b537a11fd7f9453d048ff4b4793b5a2"
 PV = "0.12.1+git${SRCPV}"
 PR = "r0"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.gnome.org/clutter-box2d.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.gnome.org/clutter-box2d.git;protocol=git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.83.bb b/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.83.bb
index 78d51b3..7e64032 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.83.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-rt/rt-tests/rt-tests_0.83.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRCREV = "5f1e84f8b015df3ff950056494134eca3f640d70"
 # git -> 0.83 needs a PE bump
 PE = "1"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/clrkwllms/rt-tests.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/clrkwllms/rt-tests.git;protocol=git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"