diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 982b4dd5e5a..41522857f82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ v 8.12.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix error on raw build trace download for old builds stored in database !4822
   - Refactor the triggers page and documentation !6217
   - Show values of CI trigger variables only when clicked (Katarzyna Kobierska Ula Budziszewska)
+  - Use default clone protocol on "check out, review, and merge locally" help page URL
 
 v 8.11.5 (unreleased)
   - Optimize branch lookups and force a repository reload for Repository#find_branch
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_how_to_merge.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_how_to_merge.html.haml
index 571e4dd1b1a..f1d5441f9dd 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_how_to_merge.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show/_how_to_merge.html.haml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         %pre.dark#merge-info-1
           - if @merge_request.for_fork?
             :preserve
-              git fetch #{h @merge_request.source_project.http_url_to_repo} #{h @merge_request.source_branch}
+              git fetch #{h default_url_to_repo(@merge_request.source_project)} #{h @merge_request.source_branch}
               git checkout -b #{h @merge_request.source_project_path}-#{h @merge_request.source_branch} FETCH_HEAD
           - else
             :preserve