diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/vulkan/vulkan-samples_git.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/vulkan/vulkan-samples_git.bb
index 41cb4a437d..b45ee22a69 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/vulkan/vulkan-samples_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/vulkan/vulkan-samples_git.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ SRC_URI = "gitsm://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Samples.git;branch=master;prot
            file://0001-framework-core-hpp_vulkan_resource.h-add-header-incl.patch \
            "
 
+# Workaround for network access issue during the do_unpack step
+# this needs to be fixed in the recipes buildsystem to move
+# this such that it can be accomplished during do_fetch task
+do_unpack[network] = "1"
+
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 SRCREV = "ee6c1522af8ba9b56f8416c2eedafb440f681085"