diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 821d0f53ac..6b242cb93b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TMPLEGACY := $(LEGACYLIBS)/source
 TCCOS := unknown
 TCCARCH := unknown
 GITCLEANPULL := git clean -xf && git pull --quiet
-GITFASTCLONE := git clone --depth 1 --quiet --single-branch
+GITFASTCLONE := git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet
 
 #### Platform detections and overrides:
 _SYS := $(shell uname 2>/dev/null || echo Unknown)
diff --git a/make.bat b/make.bat
index aaa5910554..eb37e96c71 100644
--- a/make.bat
+++ b/make.bat
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ exit /b 0
 echo Bootstrapping TCC...
 echo  ^> TCC not found
 if "!tcc_branch!" == "thirdparty-windows-i386" ( echo  ^> Downloading TCC32 from !tcc_url! , branch !tcc_branch! ) else ( echo  ^> Downloading TCC64 from !tcc_url! , branch !tcc_branch! )
-git clone --depth 1 --quiet --single-branch --branch !tcc_branch! !tcc_url! "%tcc_dir%"
+git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet --branch !tcc_branch! !tcc_url! "%tcc_dir%"
 git --no-pager -C "%tcc_dir%" log -n3
 exit /b 0
 
 :cloning_vc
 echo Cloning vc...
 echo  ^> Cloning from remote !vc_url!
-git clone --depth 1 --quiet "%vc_url%"
+git clone --filter=blob:none --quiet "%vc_url%"
 exit /b 0
 
 :eof