diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index bc3b82c..5f3c2b5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "build-common"]
 	path = build-common
-	url = ssh://git/srv/git/build-common.git
+	url = git://github.com/genome/build-common.git