diff --git a/features/mbedtls/importer/Makefile b/features/mbedtls/importer/Makefile
index 7c90dc3104a..a9adff62d3a 100644
--- a/features/mbedtls/importer/Makefile
+++ b/features/mbedtls/importer/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 # Set the mbed TLS release to import (this can/should be edited before import)
 MBED_TLS_RELEASE ?= mbedtls-2.15.1
+MBED_TLS_REPO_URL ?= git@github.com:ARMmbed/mbedtls-restricted.git
 
 # Translate between mbed TLS namespace and mbed namespace
 TARGET_PREFIX:=../
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ TARGET_PSA_DRIVERS:=$(TARGET_PREFIX_CRYPTO)/targets
 TARGET_NSPE:=$(TARGET_SRV_IMPL)/COMPONENT_NSPE
 
 # mbed TLS source directory - hidden from mbed via TARGET_IGNORE
-MBED_TLS_URL:=git@github.com:ARMmbed/mbedtls-restricted.git
 MBED_TLS_DIR:=TARGET_IGNORE/mbedtls
 MBED_TLS_API:=$(MBED_TLS_DIR)/include/mbedtls
 MBED_TLS_GIT_CFG=$(MBED_TLS_DIR)/.git/config
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ update: $(MBED_TLS_GIT_CFG)  $(MBED_TLS_HA_GIT_CFG)
 
 $(MBED_TLS_GIT_CFG):
 	rm -rf $(MBED_TLS_DIR)
-	git clone $(MBED_TLS_URL) $(MBED_TLS_DIR)
+	git clone $(MBED_TLS_REPO_URL) $(MBED_TLS_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET_PREFIX)LICENSE