diff --git a/eclass/git-2.eclass b/eclass/git-2.eclass
index da90f00..a80d284 100644
--- a/eclass/git-2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/git-2.eclass
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ git-2_migrate_repository() {
 	if [[ ${bare} ]]; then
 		debug-print "${FUNCNAME}: working in bare repository for \"${EGIT_DIR}\""
 		EGIT_LOCAL_OPTIONS+="${EGIT_OPTIONS} --bare"
-		MOVE_COMMAND="git clone -l -s -n ${EGIT_DIR// /\\ }"
+		MOVE_COMMAND="git clone -l -s -n file://${EGIT_DIR// /\\ }"
 		EGIT_UPDATE_CMD="git fetch -t -f -u origin ${EGIT_BRANCH}:${EGIT_BRANCH}"
 		UPSTREAM_BRANCH="${EGIT_BRANCH}"
 		EGIT_LOCAL_NONBARE=