diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/images/build-appliance-image_15.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-core/images/build-appliance-image_15.0.0.bb
index 85521b6026a..3f6fcbcb3e3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/images/build-appliance-image_15.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/images/build-appliance-image_15.0.0.bb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ inherit core-image setuptools3 features_check
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES += "xattr"
 
 SRCREV ?= "f4877d8e682ed22e339fe6c07f3ffa28e50c7b98"
-SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky;branch=scarthgap \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky;branch=scarthgap;protocol=https \
            file://Yocto_Build_Appliance.vmx \
            file://Yocto_Build_Appliance.vmxf \
            file://README_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions.txt \