diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0aeca9c01a9..f277be90f53 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "module/OpenSTA"]
 	path = src/sta
-	url = https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenSTA.git
+	url = ../../The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenSTA.git
 [submodule "src/abc"]
 	path = third-party/abc
-	url = https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/abc.git
+	url = ../../The-OpenROAD-Project/abc.git