diff --git a/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml b/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml
index 4e2a61bc3..e419e5495 100644
--- a/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD.git"
 branch = "release/1.8"
+shallow_clone = true
 patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
 [build]