diff --git a/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml b/recipes/games/openttd/recipe.toml
index e419e5495..a3b352457 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"
+#TODO: fix issues with this: branch = "release/1.8"
+rev = "231402fb4bea0a0d6a16cef90764d9e7aa699c53"
 shallow_clone = true
 patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
@@ -41,4 +42,4 @@ if [ -d "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin" ]
 then
     find "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin" -type f -exec "${TARGET}-strip" -v {} ';'
 fi
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""