diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cb77e035c..09155e89c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [submodule "other_libs/libintrin"]
 	path = other_libs/libintrin
-	url = git@github.com:usqcd-software/libintrin.git
+	url = ../libintrin.git
 [submodule "other_libs/xpath_reader"]
 	path = other_libs/xpath_reader
-	url = git@github.com:usqcd-software/xpath_reader.git
+	url = ../xpath_reader.git
 [submodule "other_libs/qio"]
 	path = other_libs/qio
-	url = git@github.com:usqcd-software/qio.git
+	url = ../qio.git
 [submodule "other_libs/filedb"]
 	path = other_libs/filedb
-	url = git@github.com:usqcd-software/filedb.git
+	url = ../filedb.git