diff --git a/autoload/vundle/config.vim b/autoload/vundle/config.vim
index b4578e4..6ee86a6 100644
--- a/autoload/vundle/config.vim
+++ b/autoload/vundle/config.vim
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ endf
 
 func! s:parse_name(arg)
   let arg = a:arg
+  let git_proto = exists('g:vundle_default_git_proto') ? g:vundle_default_git_proto : 'http'
 
   if    arg =~? '^\s*\(gh\|github\):\S\+'
   \  || arg =~? '^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*/[^/]\+$'
-    let uri = 'https://github.com/'.split(arg, ':')[-1]
+    let uri = git_proto.'://github.com/'.split(arg, ':')[-1]
     if uri !~? '\.git$'
       let uri .= '.git'
     endif
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func! s:parse_name(arg)
     let name = split( substitute(uri,'/\?\.git\s*$','','i') ,'\/')[-1]
   else
     let name = arg
-    let uri  = 'https://github.com/vim-scripts/'.name.'.git'
+    let uri  = git_proto.'://github.com/vim-scripts/'.name.'.git'
   endif
   return {'name': name, 'uri': uri, 'name_spec': arg }
 endf