diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 26f2b47f2a..010a4f57a2 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         """
         Compute the HEAD revision for the url
         """
-        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
+        if ud.user:
+            username = ud.user + '@'
+        else:
+            username = ""
+
+        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
         return output.split()[0]
 
     def _build_revision(self, url, ud, d):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
index 26f2b47f2a..010a4f57a2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/git.py
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ class Git(Fetch):
         """
         Compute the HEAD revision for the url
         """
-        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
+        if ud.user:
+            username = ud.user + '@'
+        else:
+            username = ""
+
+        output = runfetchcmd("git ls-remote %s://%s%s%s %s" % (ud.proto, username, ud.host, ud.path, ud.branch), d, True)
         return output.split()[0]
 
     def _build_revision(self, url, ud, d):