diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 94104cf9a96..0513ee50a61 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "experiments/kotlin-ir"]
 	path = backend.native/kotlin-ir
-	url = git@github.com:JetBrains/kotlin.git
+	url = https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin.git
 	branch = rr/pdn_ir_prototype