diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index b4ed691f3319..4ef2ed2b66b8 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -1865,6 +1865,9 @@ class GitShallowTest(FetcherTest):
         # Make this look like it was cloned from a remote...
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.url "%s"' % smdir, cwd=smdir)
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"', cwd=smdir)
+
+        self.d.setVar('FETCHCMD_git', "git -c core.fsyncobjectfiles=0 -c gc.autoDetach=false -c core.pager=cat -c protocol.file.allow=always")
+
         self.add_empty_file('asub', cwd=smdir)
         self.add_empty_file('bsub', cwd=smdir)
 
@@ -1898,6 +1901,8 @@ class GitShallowTest(FetcherTest):
         self.add_empty_file('asub', cwd=smdir)
         self.add_empty_file('bsub', cwd=smdir)
 
+        self.d.setVar('FETCHCMD_git', "git -c core.fsyncobjectfiles=0 -c gc.autoDetach=false -c core.pager=cat -c protocol.file.allow=always")
+
         self.git('submodule init', cwd=self.srcdir)
         self.git('submodule add file://%s' % smdir, cwd=self.srcdir)
         self.git('submodule update', cwd=self.srcdir)