diff --git a/recipes/wip/vm/qemu/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/vm/qemu/recipe.toml
index 4db5ecc82..2bfd6f493 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/vm/qemu/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/vm/qemu/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/jackpot51/qemu.git"
+shallow_clone = true
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"