diff --git a/recipes-libreoffice/libreoffice/libreoffice.inc b/recipes-libreoffice/libreoffice/libreoffice.inc
index b5fb112..98cc79a 100644
--- a/recipes-libreoffice/libreoffice/libreoffice.inc
+++ b/recipes-libreoffice/libreoffice/libreoffice.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
 require libreoffice-version.inc
 
 SRC_URI += " \
-    git://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv.git;destsuffix=git/unoconv;name=unoconv \
+    git://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv.git;destsuffix=git/unoconv;name=unoconv;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://0001-Workaround-boost-library-detection-failures.patch \
     file://0002-Fix-build-with-icu-68.patch \
 "
diff --git a/recipes-support/double-conversion/double-conversion.bb b/recipes-support/double-conversion/double-conversion.bb
index de7018d..54457ef 100644
--- a/recipes-support/double-conversion/double-conversion.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/double-conversion/double-conversion.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SUMMARY = "Efficient binary-decimal and decimal-binary conversion routines"
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=1ea35644f0ec0d9767897115667e901f"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/double-conversion.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/double-conversion.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "5fa81e88ef24e735b4283b8f7454dc59693ac1fc"
 PV = "3.1.5"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-support/graphite2/graphite2.bb b/recipes-support/graphite2/graphite2.bb
index 6e8a253..7a9783e 100644
--- a/recipes-support/graphite2/graphite2.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/graphite2/graphite2.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inherit cmake
 
 DEPENDS += "freetype"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/silnrsi/graphite.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/silnrsi/graphite.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "92f59dcc52f73ce747f1cdc831579ed2546884aa"
 PV = "1.3.14"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-support/gtkmathview/gtkmathview_0.8.0.bb b/recipes-support/gtkmathview/gtkmathview_0.8.0.bb
index d664cf1..7a35b29 100644
--- a/recipes-support/gtkmathview/gtkmathview_0.8.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/gtkmathview/gtkmathview_0.8.0.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PR = "r3"
 PV = "0.8.0+git${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/GNOME/gtkmathview.git \
+    git://github.com/GNOME/gtkmathview.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
     file://use_hostcxx.patch \
     file://0001-include-cstdio-to-get-printf-definitions.patch \
     file://0002-configure.ac-header-detection-of-hash_map-is-broken-.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-support/xlnt/xlnt_git.bb b/recipes-support/xlnt/xlnt_git.bb
index 50ae5e6..b8c2244 100644
--- a/recipes-support/xlnt/xlnt_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/xlnt/xlnt_git.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inherit cmake
 
 #DEPENDS += "freetype"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tfussell/xlnt.git"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/tfussell/xlnt.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
 SRCREV = "e2262a0c65384416c8fb9263a057e7d0d3e381f6"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 PV = "1.4.0+git${SRCPV}"