diff --git a/meta/classes/externalsrc.bbclass b/meta/classes/externalsrc.bbclass
index 26c5803ee6..b00fdba8e9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/externalsrc.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/externalsrc.bbclass
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ python () {
         for url in fetch.urls:
             url_data = fetch.ud[url]
             parm = url_data.parm
-            if (url_data.type == 'file' or
-                    url_data.type == 'npmsw' or url_data.type == 'crate' or
-                    'type' in parm and parm['type'] == 'kmeta'):
+            if url_data.type in ['file', 'npmsw', 'crate'] or parm.get('type') in ['kmeta', 'git-dependency']:
                 local_srcuri.append(url)
 
         d.setVar('SRC_URI', ' '.join(local_srcuri))