1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 9ba9cdccc7..ac996fa166 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             ud.proto = 'file'
         else:
             ud.proto = "git"
+        if ud.host == "github.com" and ud.proto == "git":
+            # github stopped supporting git protocol
+            # https://github.blog/2021-09-01-improving-git-protocol-security-github/#no-more-unauthenticated-git
+            ud.proto = "https"
 
         if not ud.proto in ('git', 'file', 'ssh', 'http', 'https', 'rsync'):
             raise bb.fetch2.ParameterError("Invalid protocol type", ud.url)
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
               runfetchcmd("%s remote rm origin" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
 
             runfetchcmd("%s remote add --mirror=fetch origin %s" % (ud.basecmd, repourl), d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
-            fetch_cmd = "LANG=C %s fetch -f --prune --progress %s refs/*:refs/*" % (ud.basecmd, repourl)
+            fetch_cmd = "LANG=C %s fetch -f --progress %s refs/*:refs/*" % (ud.basecmd, repourl)
             if ud.proto.lower() != 'file':
                 bb.fetch2.check_network_access(d, fetch_cmd, ud.url)
             progresshandler = GitProgressHandler(d)