diff --git a/scripts/git-checkout.sh b/scripts/git-checkout.sh
index fd4425ac4e..3796cbfe39 100755
--- a/scripts/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/scripts/git-checkout.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set -e
 if test \! -d $DIR-remote; then
 	rm -rf $DIR-remote $DIR-remote.tmp
 	mkdir -p $DIR-remote.tmp; rmdir $DIR-remote.tmp
-	$GIT clone $TREE $DIR-remote.tmp
+	$GIT clone -b $TAG $TREE $DIR-remote.tmp
 	if test "$TAG" ; then
 		cd $DIR-remote.tmp
 		$GIT branch -D dummy >/dev/null 2>&1 ||: