diff --git a/racket/collects/pkg/private/clone-path.rkt b/racket/collects/pkg/private/clone-path.rkt
index 32c37bcb53..af948e645f 100644
--- a/racket/collects/pkg/private/clone-path.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/pkg/private/clone-path.rkt
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
           (define pkg-url (string->url (pkg-desc-source d)))
           (define-values (transport host port repo branch path)
             (split-git-or-hub-url #:type type pkg-url))
-          (real-git-url pkg-url #:type type host port repo)]
+          (real-git-url pkg-url #:type 'clone host port repo)]
          [else #f])))
 
 (define (pkg-info->clone-desc name info