1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
index b7959ff5d1..dd94186cc4 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/gitsm.py
@@ -100,8 +100,21 @@ class GitSM(Git):
             module_hash = module_hash.split()[2]
 
             # Build new SRC_URI
-            proto = uris[module].split(':', 1)[0]
-            url = uris[module].replace('%s:' % proto, 'gitsm:', 1)
+            if "://" not in uris[module]:
+                # It's ssh if the format does NOT have "://", but has a ':'
+                if ":" in uris[module]:
+                    proto = "ssh"
+                    if ":/" in uris[module]:
+                        url = "gitsm://" + uris[module].replace(':/', '/', 1)
+                    else:
+                        url = "gitsm://" + uris[module].replace(':', '/', 1)
+                else: # Fall back to 'file' if there is no ':'
+                    proto = "file"
+                    url = "gitsm://" + uris[module]
+            else:
+                proto = uris[module].split(':', 1)[0]
+                url = uris[module].replace('%s:' % proto, 'gitsm:', 1)
+
             url += ';protocol=%s' % proto
             url += ";name=%s" % module
             url += ";bareclone=1;nocheckout=1;nobranch=1"