diff --git a/recipes-devtools/ruby/ruby-highline_git.bb b/recipes-devtools/ruby/ruby-highline_git.bb
index d9b65fe7..a649758f 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/ruby/ruby-highline_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/ruby/ruby-highline_git.bb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUBY_BUILD_GEMS="${RUBY_GEM_NAME}.gemspec"
 RUBY_INSTALL_GEMS ?= "${RUBY_GEM_NAME}-${PV}.gem"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
-    git://github.com/JEG2/highline.git;protocol=https \
+    git://github.com/JEG2/highline.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
     "
 
 inherit ruby