diff --git a/netutils/cjson/CMakeLists.txt b/netutils/cjson/CMakeLists.txt
index 83a6475cde7..729dbc6190f 100644
--- a/netutils/cjson/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/netutils/cjson/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 if(CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON)
 
   if(NOT CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_URL)
-    set(CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_URL "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive")
+    set(CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_URL
+        "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive/refs/tags")
   endif()
 
   if(NOT CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_VERSION)
diff --git a/netutils/cjson/Kconfig b/netutils/cjson/Kconfig
index 4a360de6ad7..05773f15762 100644
--- a/netutils/cjson/Kconfig
+++ b/netutils/cjson/Kconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if NETUTILS_CJSON
 
 config NETUTILS_CJSON_URL
 	string "URL where cJSON library can be downloaded"
-	default "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive"
+	default "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive/refs/tags"
 
 config NETUTILS_CJSON_VERSION
 	string "Version number"
diff --git a/netutils/cjson/Makefile b/netutils/cjson/Makefile
index d8993373d2b..050e5cf8692 100644
--- a/netutils/cjson/Makefile
+++ b/netutils/cjson/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include $(APPDIR)/Make.defs
 
 WD := ${shell echo $(CURDIR) | sed -e 's/ /\\ /g'}
 
-CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_URL ?= "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive"
+CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_URL ?= "https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive/refs/tags"
 CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_VERSION ?= "1.7.10"
 CJSON_VERSION = $(patsubst "%",%,$(strip $(CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_VERSION)))