diff --git a/README-hacking b/README-hacking
index 165d6d59cc..ec04271c6a 100644
--- a/README-hacking
+++ b/README-hacking
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ few prerequisites, later, a plain `git pull && make' should be sufficient.
 
 You can get a copy of the source repository like this:
 
-        $ git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt
+        $ git clone https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt.git
         $ cd libvirt
 
 As an optional step, if you already have a copy of the gnulib git
diff --git a/docs/csharp.html.in b/docs/csharp.html.in
index fcca255072..aee0b75eb8 100644
--- a/docs/csharp.html.in
+++ b/docs/csharp.html.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     </p>
 
 <pre>
-git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt-csharp.git
+git clone https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-csharp.git
 </pre>
 
     <p>
diff --git a/docs/devguide.html.in b/docs/devguide.html.in
index f460f1dd58..2668e6f29e 100644
--- a/docs/devguide.html.in
+++ b/docs/devguide.html.in
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 
     <pre>
 # C language
-$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-appdev-guide.git">git://libvirt.org/libvirt-appdev-guide.git</a>
+$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-appdev-guide.git">https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-appdev-guide.git</a>
 
 # Python language
-$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-appdev-guide-python.git">git://libvirt.org/libvirt-appdev-guide-python.git</a>
+$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-appdev-guide-python.git">https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-appdev-guide-python.git</a>
 
 # Publican Style/Theme
-$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-publican.git">git://libvirt.org/libvirt-publican.git</a>
+$ git clone <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt-publican.git">https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-publican.git</a>
     </pre>
 
   </body>
diff --git a/docs/downloads.html.in b/docs/downloads.html.in
index 6657e21d02..7c28e2ba9b 100644
--- a/docs/downloads.html.in
+++ b/docs/downloads.html.in
@@ -516,6 +516,15 @@
       Each module can be cloned anonymously using:
     </p>
 
+    <pre>
+git clone https://libvirt.org/git/[module name].git</pre>
+
+    <p>
+      The <code>git://</code> protocol is also available if desired, but
+      <code>https://</code> is encouraged, since it is more reliable when
+      faced with strict firewalls.
+    </p>
+
     <pre>
 git clone git://libvirt.org/[module name].git</pre>
 
diff --git a/docs/hacking.html.in b/docs/hacking.html.in
index bb5047d99e..fbeea3eb75 100644
--- a/docs/hacking.html.in
+++ b/docs/hacking.html.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
       <li>
         <p>Official upstream repository is kept in git
-        (<code>git://libvirt.org/libvirt.git</code>) and is browsable
+        (<code>https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt.git</code>) and is browsable
         along with other libvirt-related repositories
         (e.g. libvirt-python) <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/">online</a>.</p>
       </li>
diff --git a/docs/java.html.in b/docs/java.html.in
index d0da040df1..147b11c166 100644
--- a/docs/java.html.in
+++ b/docs/java.html.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ href="http://git-scm.com/">git</a> repository available on
 <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/">libvirt.org</a>:
 </p>
 <pre>
-git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt-java.git
+git clone https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-java.git
 </pre>
 <p>
 It can also be browsed at
diff --git a/docs/php.html.in b/docs/php.html.in
index 2939b4bd17..1febab7eaf 100644
--- a/docs/php.html.in
+++ b/docs/php.html.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ href="http://git-scm.com/">git</a> repository available on
 <a href="https://libvirt.org/git/">libvirt.org</a>:
 </p>
 <pre>
-git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt-php.git
+git clone https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-php.git
 </pre>
 <p>
 It can also be browsed at
diff --git a/docs/virshcmdref.html.in b/docs/virshcmdref.html.in
index 731d809f3c..c5d8d39210 100644
--- a/docs/virshcmdref.html.in
+++ b/docs/virshcmdref.html.in
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     </p>
 
 <pre>
-git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt-virshcmdref.git
+git clone https://libvirt.org/git/libvirt-virshcmdref.git
 </pre>
 
     <p>