diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
index b4b8e6273..db6cbbabe 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
@@ -444,25 +444,31 @@ impl<'a> GitCheckout<'a> {
             // See [`git submodule add`] documentation.
             //
             // [`git submodule add`]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule
-            let child_remote_url =
-                if child_url_str.starts_with("./") || child_url_str.starts_with("../") {
-                    let mut new_parent_remote_url = parent_remote_url.clone();
+            let child_remote_url = if child_url_str.starts_with("./")
+                || child_url_str.starts_with("../")
+            {
+                let mut new_parent_remote_url = parent_remote_url.clone();
 
-                    let mut new_path = Cow::from(parent_remote_url.path());
-                    if !new_path.ends_with('/') {
-                        new_path.to_mut().push('/');
-                    }
-                    new_parent_remote_url.set_path(&new_path);
+                let mut new_path = Cow::from(parent_remote_url.path());
+                if !new_path.ends_with('/') {
+                    new_path.to_mut().push('/');
+                }
+                new_parent_remote_url.set_path(&new_path);
 
-                    new_parent_remote_url.join(child_url_str).with_context(|| {
-                        format!(
-                            "failed to parse relative child submodule url `{child_url_str}` \
+                new_parent_remote_url.join(child_url_str).with_context(|| {
+                    format!(
+                        "failed to parse relative child submodule url `{child_url_str}` \
                         using parent base url `{new_parent_remote_url}`"
+                    )
+                })?
+            } else {
+                Url::parse(child_url_str).with_context(|| {
+                        let child_module_name = child.name().unwrap_or("");
+                        format!(
+                            "failed to parse url for submodule `{child_module_name}`: `{child_url_str}`"
                         )
                     })?
-                } else {
-                    Url::parse(child_url_str)?
-                };
+            };
 
             // A submodule which is listed in .gitmodules but not actually
             // checked out will not have a head id, so we should ignore it.