diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 81451424ddf..6ac601cdcc2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/EOSIO/fc
 [submodule "libraries/wabt"]
 	path = libraries/wabt
-	url = http://github.com/EOSIO/wabt
+	url = https://github.com/EOSIO/wabt