diff --git a/build/envsetup.sh b/build/envsetup.sh
index 3984c4ac..86315a95 100644
--- a/build/envsetup.sh
+++ b/build/envsetup.sh
@@ -322,6 +322,22 @@ function githubremote()
     echo "Remote 'github' created"
 }
 
+function privateremote()
+{
+    if ! git rev-parse --git-dir &> /dev/null
+    then
+        echo ".git directory not found. Please run this from the root directory of the Android repository you wish to set up."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    git remote rm private 2> /dev/null
+    local REMOTE=$(git config --get remote.github.projectname)
+
+    local PROJECT=$(echo $REMOTE | sed -e "s#https://github.com/##g")
+
+    git remote add private git@github.com:$PROJECT.git
+    echo "Remote 'private' created"
+}
+
 function installboot()
 {
     if [ ! -e "$OUT/recovery/root/system/etc/recovery.fstab" ];
diff --git a/build/soong/bin/hmm b/build/soong/bin/hmm
index 19083bab..48967589 100644
--- a/build/soong/bin/hmm
+++ b/build/soong/bin/hmm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Additional LineageOS functions:
 - aospremote:      Add git remote for matching AOSP repository.
 - cloremote:       Add git remote for matching CodeLinaro repository.
 - githubremote:    Add git remote for LineageOS Github.
+- privateremote:   Add git remote for Github with ssh access.
 - mka:             Alias to "m".
 - mkap:            Builds the module(s) using mka and pushes them to the device.
 - cmka:            Cleans and builds using mka.