diff --git a/src/theme.less b/src/theme.less
index 2f35f1eda..4aeab649e 100644
--- a/src/theme.less
+++ b/src/theme.less
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 -------------------*/
 
 .loadFonts() when (@importGoogleFonts) {
-  @import (css) '//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=@{googleFontRequest}';
+  @import (css) '@{googleProtocol}fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=@{googleFontRequest}';
 }
 
 /*------------------
diff --git a/src/themes/default/globals/site.variables b/src/themes/default/globals/site.variables
index d4af0d534..7cee664dd 100644
--- a/src/themes/default/globals/site.variables
+++ b/src/themes/default/globals/site.variables
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @importGoogleFonts : true;
 @googleFontName    : 'Lato';
 @googleFontSizes   : '400,700,400italic,700italic';
+
+@googleProtocol    : 'http://';
 @googleFontRequest : '@{googleFontName}:@{googleFontSizes}';
 
 /*-------------------