diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_libcec b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_libcec
index f9493b79b2..2e15a5f8e0 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_libcec
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_libcec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 echo "getting sources..."
   if [ ! -d libcec.git ]; then
-    git clone git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git libcec.git
+    git clone git://github.com/Pulse-Eight/libcec.git -b release libcec.git
   fi
 
   cd libcec.git