diff --git a/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh b/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
index 2e4a9be9168281..61c01a66cbe9fa 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
+++ b/Tools/scripts/build_ci.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function run_autotest() {
     if [ $mavproxy_installed -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "Installing MAVProxy"
         pushd /tmp
-          git clone --recursive https://github.com/ardupilot/MAVProxy
+          git clone https://github.com/ardupilot/MAVProxy
           pushd MAVProxy
             python setup.py build install --user --force
           popd