diff --git a/poky/meta-selftest/recipes-test/git-submodule-test/git-submodule-test.bb b/poky/meta-selftest/recipes-test/git-submodule-test/git-submodule-test.bb
index 9429564..cc5d7ea 100644
--- a/poky/meta-selftest/recipes-test/git-submodule-test/git-submodule-test.bb
+++ b/poky/meta-selftest/recipes-test/git-submodule-test/git-submodule-test.bb
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 
-SRC_URI = "gitsm://git.yoctoproject.org/git-submodule-test"
+SRC_URI = "gitsm://git.yoctoproject.org/git-submodule-test;branch=master"
 SRCREV = "a2885dd7d25380d23627e7544b7bbb55014b16ee"