diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ansible_collection.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ansible_collection.yaml
index b54281bc37..f7b79073e1 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ansible_collection.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/install_ansible_collection.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
 
-- name: 'Clone  {{ item.namespace }}/{{ item.name }} collection'
-  git:
-    repo: '{{ item.repo }}'
+- name: 'Link in {{ item.namespace }}/{{ item.name }} collection'
+  file:
+    src: '{{ ansible_user_dir}}/src/github.com/{{repo}}'
     dest: '/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/{{ item.namespace }}/{{ item.name }}'
+    state: link
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
index 5b69dda8ee..31119d5f74 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@
   include_tasks: install_ansible_collection.yaml
   when: _install_ansible_from_devel is defined
   loop:
+    - namespace: ansible
+      name: netcommon
+      repo: ansible-collections/ansible.netcommon
     - namespace: ansible
       name: posix
-      repo: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix
+      repo: ansible-collections/ansible.posix
     - namespace: community
       name: general
-      repo: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general
+      repo: ansible-collections/community.general
     - namespace: community
       name: crypto
-      repo: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto
-    - namespace: ansible
-      name: netcommon
-      repo: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.netcommon
+      repo: ansible-collections/community.crypto
 
 - name: Ensure required Ansible build packages for non-wheel architectures
   apt: