diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0c618ee1..ef8d8f9a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "spice-common"]
 	path = spice-common
-	url = ../spice-common
+	url = ../spice-common.git