diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6a9a6c10ea..0cba58274d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,48 +1,48 @@
 [submodule "roms/vgabios"]
 	path = roms/vgabios
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/vgabios.git/
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/vgabios.git/
 [submodule "roms/seabios"]
 	path = roms/seabios
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/seabios.git/
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/seabios.git/
 [submodule "roms/SLOF"]
 	path = roms/SLOF
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/SLOF.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/SLOF.git
 [submodule "roms/ipxe"]
 	path = roms/ipxe
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/ipxe.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/ipxe.git
 [submodule "roms/openbios"]
 	path = roms/openbios
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/openbios.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/openbios.git
 [submodule "roms/openhackware"]
 	path = roms/openhackware
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/openhackware.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/openhackware.git
 [submodule "roms/qemu-palcode"]
 	path = roms/qemu-palcode
-	url = git://github.com/rth7680/qemu-palcode.git
+	url = https://github.com/rth7680/qemu-palcode.git
 [submodule "roms/sgabios"]
 	path = roms/sgabios
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/sgabios.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/sgabios.git
 [submodule "dtc"]
 	path = dtc
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/dtc.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/dtc.git
 [submodule "roms/u-boot"]
 	path = roms/u-boot
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/u-boot.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/u-boot.git
 [submodule "roms/skiboot"]
 	path = roms/skiboot
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/skiboot.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/skiboot.git
 [submodule "roms/QemuMacDrivers"]
 	path = roms/QemuMacDrivers
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/QemuMacDrivers.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/QemuMacDrivers.git
 [submodule "ui/keycodemapdb"]
 	path = ui/keycodemapdb
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/keycodemapdb.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/keycodemapdb.git
 [submodule "capstone"]
 	path = capstone
-	url = git://gitlab.com/qemu-project/capstone.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/capstone.git
 [submodule "roms/seabios-hppa"]
 	path = roms/seabios-hppa
-	url = git://github.com/hdeller/seabios-hppa.git
+	url = https://github.com/hdeller/seabios-hppa.git
 [submodule "roms/u-boot-sam460ex"]
 	path = roms/u-boot-sam460ex
-	url = git://github.com/zbalaton/u-boot-sam460ex
+	url = https://github.com/zbalaton/u-boot-sam460ex