diff --git a/etc/paludis/repositories/gentoo.conf b/etc/paludis/repositories/gentoo.conf
index 03f8167..348ee5e 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/repositories/gentoo.conf
+++ b/etc/paludis/repositories/gentoo.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 location = /usr/portage
-sync = git+https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo.git
+sync = git+https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo.git --git-clone-option="--depth=1"
 profiles = ${location}/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0
 distdir = /usr/portage/distfiles
 format = e