diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index aacfd78..92558b3 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_qt5-layer = "7"
 LICENSE_PATH += "${LAYERDIR}/licenses"
 
 IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "qtcreator-debug"
+
+QT_GIT ?= "git://code.qt.io"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/examples/qt5everywheredemo_1.0.bb b/recipes-qt/examples/qt5everywheredemo_1.0.bb
index db5bbe6..0546b00 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/examples/qt5everywheredemo_1.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/examples/qt5everywheredemo_1.0.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://main.cpp;md5=1187cb795a0f96bce64e63dd1a67dc2b"
 DEPENDS = "qtdeclarative qtgraphicaleffects"
 
 SRCREV = "c17fe9e0ec0882ac4c4dc1168095f569acab5d09"
-SRC_URI = "git://code.qt.io/qt-labs/qt5-everywhere-demo.git"
+SRC_URI = "${QT_GIT}/qt-labs/qt5-everywhere-demo.git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git/QtDemo"
 
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
index df80407..9832eee 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/nativesdk-qtbase_git.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require ${PN}.inc
 FILESEXTRAPATHS =. "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BPN}-git:"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://code.qt.io/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
+    ${QT_GIT}/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
 "
 
 # common for qtbase-native, qtbase-nativesdk and qtbase
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-git.inc b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-git.inc
index 84ddf49..c878998 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-git.inc
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qt5-git.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ QT_MODULE_BRANCH ?= "5.4"
 
 # each module needs to define valid SRCREV
 SRC_URI += " \
-    git://code.qt.io/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
+    ${QT_GIT}/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native_git.bb
index 5a308d4..e558ee6 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase-native_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require qt5-git.inc
 require ${PN}.inc
 
 SRC_URI = "\    
-    git://code.qt.io/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
+    ${QT_GIT}/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
 "
 
 # common for qtbase-native, qtbase-nativesdk and qtbase
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
index 549c92a..1be31ea 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_git.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require qt5-git.inc
 require ${PN}.inc
 
 SRC_URI = "\
-    git://code.qt.io/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
+    ${QT_GIT}/qt/${QT_MODULE}.git;branch=${QT_MODULE_BRANCH} \
 "
 
 # common for qtbase-native, qtbase-nativesdk and qtbase