diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
index f503a001dd..c16aa4934b 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ cargo_common_do_configure () {
 	progress.when = 'always'
 	progress.width = 80
 	EOF
+
+	cat <<- EOF >> ${CARGO_HOME}/config
+
+	[net]
+	git-fetch-with-cli = true
+	EOF
 }
 
 oe_cargo_fix_env () {