diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 6848095cfd..311c70137e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -893,7 +893,11 @@ class FetcherNetworkTest(FetcherTest):
 
     @skipIfNoNetwork()
     def test_git_submodule(self):
-        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch(["gitsm://git.yoctoproject.org/git-submodule-test;rev=f12e57f2edf0aa534cf1616fa983d165a92b0842"], self.d)
+        # URL with ssh submodules
+        url = "gitsm://git.yoctoproject.org/git-submodule-test;branch=ssh-gitsm-tests;rev=0d3ffc14bce95e8b3a21a0a67bfe4c4a96ba6350"
+        # Original URL (comment this if you have ssh access to git.yoctoproject.org)
+        url = "gitsm://git.yoctoproject.org/git-submodule-test;rev=f12e57f2edf0aa534cf1616fa983d165a92b0842"
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([url], self.d)
         fetcher.download()
         # Previous cwd has been deleted
         os.chdir(os.path.dirname(self.unpackdir))