diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 594203110e..df056a98e8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "third_party/abseil-cpp"]
 	path = third_party/abseil-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp
+	url = https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
 	branch = lts_2022_06_23