diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
index feda6599a8..fc9c442c74 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/cpuburn/cpuburn-arm_git.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/ssvb/cpuburn-arm.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
            file://0003-burn.S-Remove-.func-.endfunc.patch \
            "
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 
 do_compile() {