diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/checkout-mutter.sh b/.gitlab-ci/checkout-mutter.sh
index 82096af38..449a34e5d 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/checkout-mutter.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/checkout-mutter.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [ -z "$mutter_target" ]; then
     mutter_target=FETCH_HEAD
   else
     echo \ not found
-    mutter_target=origin/master
+    mutter_target=HEAD
     echo Using $mutter_target instead
   fi
 fi