diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 11cda2007d..784a45bda2 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
                 extra_refs.append(r)
 
         for ref in extra_refs:
-            ref_fetch = os.path.basename(ref)
+            ref_fetch = ref.replace('refs/heads/', '').replace('refs/remotes/origin/', '').replace('refs/tags/', '')
             runfetchcmd("%s fetch origin --depth 1 %s" % (ud.basecmd, ref_fetch), d, workdir=dest)
             revision = runfetchcmd("%s rev-parse FETCH_HEAD" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=dest)
             runfetchcmd("%s update-ref %s %s" % (ud.basecmd, ref, revision), d, workdir=dest)