diff --git a/src/script/nix-prefetch-git b/src/script/nix-prefetch-git
index 3fe399c8..316eb9b0 100755
--- a/src/script/nix-prefetch-git
+++ b/src/script/nix-prefetch-git
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fi
 
 init_remote(){
     local url=$1;
-    git init;
+    git init --initial-branch=trunk;
     git remote add origin $url;
 }