diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
index 70c453825f..0ea5d88a89 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
 class Bbcp(Package):
     """Securely and quickly copy data from source to target"""
 
-    homepage = "http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~abh/bbcp/"
-    git      = "http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~abh/bbcp/bbcp.git"
+    homepage = "https://www.slac.stanford.edu/~abh/bbcp/"
+    git      = "https://www.slac.stanford.edu/~abh/bbcp/bbcp.git"
 
-    version('git', branch='master')
+    version('master', branch='master')
 
     depends_on('zlib')
     depends_on('openssl')
+    depends_on('libnsl')
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         cd("src")