diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/hostapd.inc b/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/hostapd.inc
index 016eed7..7a78f03 100644
--- a/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/hostapd.inc
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/hostapd/hostapd.inc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inherit pkgconfig
 
 PACKAGECONFIG = "openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://w1.fi/hostap.git;protocol=http \
+SRC_URI = "git://w1.fi/hostap.git;protocol=http;branch=main \
         file://wpa_supplicant-full.config \
         file://hostapd-full.config \
         file://src/utils/build_features.h \