diff --git a/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile b/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
index d419f98e5d..a4186e5867 100644
--- a/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $(PKG_DIR)/Makefile: $(PKG_DIR)/.git/config
 
 $(PKG_DIR)/.git/config:
 	test -d "$(PKG_DIR)" || git clone "$(PKG_URL)" "$(PKG_DIR)"; \
-		cd "$(PKG_DIR)" && git checkout -f "$(PKG_VERSION)"
+		cd "$(PKG_DIR)" && git fetch && git checkout -f "$(PKG_VERSION)"
 
 clean::
 	@echo "Cleaning up CCN-Lite package..."