diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index f437ba48f..b102fbd9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -147,9 +147,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd $LibrariesPath
 
-          git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau
+          git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau.git --depth=1 -b libvdpau-1.2
           cd libvdpau
-          git checkout libvdpau-1.2
           ./autogen.sh --enable-static
           make -j$(nproc)
           sudo make install
diff --git a/docs/building-cmake.md b/docs/building-cmake.md
index aed14aff0..ff0786835 100644
--- a/docs/building-cmake.md
+++ b/docs/building-cmake.md
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ Go to ***BuildPath*** and run
     sudo make install
     cd ..
 
-    git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau
+    git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/vdpau/libvdpau.git --depth=1 -b libvdpau-1.2
     cd libvdpau
-    git checkout libvdpau-1.2
     ./autogen.sh --enable-static
     make $MAKE_THREADS_CNT
     sudo make install