diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/usrsctp/usrsctp_git.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/usrsctp/usrsctp_git.bb
index a5a5605..4f8e4d4 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/usrsctp/usrsctp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-protocols/usrsctp/usrsctp_git.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
+
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 DEPENDS += "openssl"