diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 84425d87e2..f4b6a9b401 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@
 	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/vbootrom.git
 [submodule "tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci"]
 	path = tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci
-	url = http://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt-ci
+	url = https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt-ci.git