diff --git a/patches/0094-include-download.mk-switch-to-using-git-instead-of-h.patch b/patches/0094-include-download.mk-switch-to-using-git-instead-of-h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..662dd340c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/0094-include-download.mk-switch-to-using-git-instead-of-h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 9afc63f356f10942f924aaa6361f314f06727495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
+Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:27:07 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] include/download.mk: switch to using git:// instead of
+ https://
+
+Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
+---
+ include/download.mk | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/download.mk b/include/download.mk
+index 9ab0b6c08f..430bd89307 100644
+--- a/include/download.mk
++++ b/include/download.mk
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ # Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
+ # Copyright (C) 2016 LEDE project
+ 
+-PROJECT_GIT = https://git.openwrt.org
++PROJECT_GIT = git://git.openwrt.org
+ 
+ OPENWRT_GIT = $(PROJECT_GIT)
+ LEDE_GIT = $(PROJECT_GIT)
+-- 
+2.34.1
+