diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index f2835397a..e89f5be2a 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ def build_mirroruris(origud, mirrors, ld):
                     newud = FetchData(newuri, ld)
                     newud.ignore_checksums = True
                     newud.setup_localpath(ld)
+                    newud.origud = ud
                 except bb.fetch2.BBFetchException as e:
                     logger.debug("Mirror fetch failure for url %s (original url: %s)" % (newuri, origud.url))
                     logger.debug(str(e))
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
index ef1905333..e866edeb8 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ class GitSM(Git):
 
                 # Convert relative to absolute uri based on parent uri
                 if  uris[m].startswith('..') or uris[m].startswith('./'):
-                    newud = copy.copy(ud)
+                    if hasattr(ud, "origud"):
+                        newud = copy.copy(ud.origud)
+                    else:
+                        newud = copy.copy(ud)
                     newud.path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(newud.path, uris[m]))
                     uris[m] = Git._get_repo_url(self, newud)