diff --git a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
index e374e706e1..f7842cb9bd 100644
--- a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 PKG_NAME:=linux
 PKG_VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(LINUX_SOURCE)
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=$(LINUX_SITE)
+ifneq ($(strip $(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_CLONE_URI)),"")
+  PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+  PKG_SOURCE_URL:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_CLONE_URI))
+  PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_REF)
+else
+  PKG_SOURCE_URL:=$(LINUX_SITE)
+endif
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)
 PKG_HASH:=$(LINUX_KERNEL_HASH)
 LINUX_DIR := $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)