diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index c4a9fe624a..a8870a54b6 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ static int check_submodule_url(const char *url)
 	if (looks_like_command_line_option(url))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (submodule_url_is_relative(url)) {
+	if (submodule_url_is_relative(url) || starts_with(url, "git://")) {
 		char *decoded;
 		const char *next;
 		int has_nl;
diff --git a/t/t7416-submodule-dash-url.sh b/t/t7416-submodule-dash-url.sh
index eec96e0ba9..d21dc8b009 100755
--- a/t/t7416-submodule-dash-url.sh
+++ b/t/t7416-submodule-dash-url.sh
@@ -201,4 +201,19 @@ test_expect_success 'fsck rejects embedded newline in relative url' '
 	grep gitmodulesUrl err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fsck rejects embedded newline in git url' '
+	git checkout --orphan git-newline &&
+	cat >.gitmodules <<-\EOF &&
+	[submodule "foo"]
+	url = "git://example.com:1234/repo%0a.git"
+	EOF
+	git add .gitmodules &&
+	git commit -m "git url with newline" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf dst" &&
+	git init --bare dst &&
+	git -C dst config transfer.fsckObjects true &&
+	test_must_fail git push dst HEAD 2>err &&
+	grep gitmodulesUrl err
+'
+
 test_done