diff --git a/conf/app.ini b/conf/app.ini
index e704067b3..333343423 100644
--- a/conf/app.ini
+++ b/conf/app.ini
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ PULL_REQUEST_QUEUE_LENGTH = 1000
 PREFERRED_LICENSES = Apache License 2.0,MIT License
 ; Disable ability to interact with repositories by HTTP protocol
 DISABLE_HTTP_GIT = false
+; Force ssh:// clone url instead of scp-style uri when default SSH port is used
+USE_COMPAT_SSH_URI = false
 
 [repository.editor]
 ; List of file extensions that should have line wraps in the CodeMirror editor
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 60c89836c..47deba2da 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2014 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
@@ -791,6 +792,8 @@ func (repo *Repository) cloneLink(isWiki bool) *CloneLink {
 	cl := new(CloneLink)
 	if setting.SSH.Port != 22 {
 		cl.SSH = fmt.Sprintf("ssh://%s@%s:%d/%s/%s.git", setting.RunUser, setting.SSH.Domain, setting.SSH.Port, repo.Owner.Name, repoName)
+	} else if setting.Repository.UseCompatSSHURI {
+		cl.SSH = fmt.Sprintf("ssh://%s@%s/%s/%s.git", setting.RunUser, setting.SSH.Domain, repo.Owner.Name, repoName)
 	} else {
 		cl.SSH = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%s/%s.git", setting.RunUser, setting.SSH.Domain, repo.Owner.Name, repoName)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 8cd9fa608..c25c2e0c6 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ var (
 		PullRequestQueueLength int
 		PreferredLicenses      []string
 		DisableHTTPGit         bool
+		UseCompatSSHURI        bool
 
 		// Repository editor settings
 		Editor struct {
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ var (
 		PullRequestQueueLength: 1000,
 		PreferredLicenses:      []string{"Apache License 2.0,MIT License"},
 		DisableHTTPGit:         false,
+		UseCompatSSHURI:        false,
 
 		// Repository editor settings
 		Editor: struct {
@@ -903,6 +905,7 @@ func NewContext() {
 	// Determine and create root git repository path.
 	sec = Cfg.Section("repository")
 	Repository.DisableHTTPGit = sec.Key("DISABLE_HTTP_GIT").MustBool()
+	Repository.UseCompatSSHURI = sec.Key("USE_COMPAT_SSH_URI").MustBool()
 	Repository.MaxCreationLimit = sec.Key("MAX_CREATION_LIMIT").MustInt(-1)
 	RepoRootPath = sec.Key("ROOT").MustString(path.Join(homeDir, "gitea-repositories"))
 	forcePathSeparator(RepoRootPath)