diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ccc0adf..e8611bf 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "protobuf"]
 	path = protobuf
-	url = https://github.com/google/protobuf.git
+	url = ../protobuf