diff --git a/tools/build/gnome-shell.modules b/tools/build/gnome-shell.modules
index 8ff9b2bde..16eeb38ad 100644
--- a/tools/build/gnome-shell.modules
+++ b/tools/build/gnome-shell.modules
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
   </autotools>
 
   <autotools id="librest">
-    <branch/>
+    <branch repo="git.gnome.org" module="librest"/>
     <dependencies>
       <dep package="glib"/>
       <dep package="libsoup"/>