diff --git a/scripts/fetchdep.sh b/scripts/fetchdep.sh
index f477fd08b8..0142305797 100755
--- a/scripts/fetchdep.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetchdep.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ clone() {
     if [ -n "$branch" ]
     then
         echo "Trying to use $org/$repo#$branch"
-        git clone git://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch "$branch" --depth=1 && exit 0
+        git clone git://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch "$branch" --depth 1 && exit 0
     fi
 }