diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5f9cd026..b2b19789 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	url = ../riscv-newlib.git
 [submodule "riscv-qemu"]
 	path = riscv-qemu
-	url = git://github.com/riscv/riscv-qemu.git
+	url = ../riscv-qemu.git
 [submodule "riscv-gdb"]
 	path = riscv-gdb
 	url = ../riscv-binutils-gdb.git