diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index b2b27c7ced..2dff62a7ca 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ def _guess_recipe_update_mode(srctree, rdata):
     """Guess the recipe update mode to use"""
     import bb.process
     src_uri = (rdata.getVar('SRC_URI') or '').split()
-    git_uris = [uri for uri in src_uri if uri.startswith('git://')]
+    git_uris = [uri for uri in src_uri if uri.startswith('git://') or uri.startswith('gitsm://')]
     if not git_uris:
         return 'patch'
     # Just use the first URI for now