diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
index 4166d1d3a..f54412276 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class Resolver:
                         verbose_git(['fetch', self.wrap.get('url'), revno], self.dirname, check=True)
                         verbose_git(checkout_cmd, self.dirname, check=True)
             else:
-                verbose_git(['clone', *depth_option, '--branch', revno, self.wrap.get('url'),
+                verbose_git(['-c', 'advice.detachedHead=false', 'clone', *depth_option, '--branch', revno, self.wrap.get('url'),
                              self.directory], self.subdir_root, check=True)
             if self.wrap.values.get('clone-recursive', '').lower() == 'true':
                 verbose_git(['submodule', 'update', '--init', '--checkout', '--recursive', *depth_option],