diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake
index 0f62ed42495603..1768abc1d70791 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function(vcpkg_from_git)
 
         if(DEFINED arg_FETCH_REF)
             set(ref_to_fetch "${arg_FETCH_REF}")
-            vcpkg_list(SET git_fetch_shallow_param --unshallow)
+            vcpkg_list(SET git_fetch_shallow_param)
         else()
             set(ref_to_fetch "${arg_REF}")
         endif()