diff --git a/generate_source_tarball.sh b/generate_source_tarball.sh
index e779d47..a0ba0a7 100755
--- a/generate_source_tarball.sh
+++ b/generate_source_tarball.sh
@@ -217,7 +217,13 @@ mkdir "${FILE_NAME_ROOT}"
 pushd "${FILE_NAME_ROOT}"
 
 echo "Cloning ${VERSION} root repository from ${REPO_ROOT}"
-git clone --depth=1 -b "${VERSION}" "${REPO_ROOT}" "${VERSION}"
+if realpath -q "${REPO_ROOT}"; then
+    echo "Local path detected; not adding depth argument";
+else
+    DEPTH="--depth=1";
+    echo "Remote repository detected; adding ${DEPTH}";
+fi
+git clone ${DEPTH} -b "${VERSION}" "${REPO_ROOT}" "${VERSION}"
 
 pushd "${VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
index c2483a2..751889d 100644
--- a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
@@ -2925,6 +2925,7 @@ cjc.mainProgram(args)
 - generate_source_tarball.sh: Add quoting for SCRIPT_DIR and JCONSOLE_PATCH (SC2086)
 - generate_source_tarball.sh: Update examples in header for clarity
 - generate_source_tarball.sh: Create directory in TMPDIR when using WITH_TEMP
+- generate_source_tarball.sh: Only add --depth=1 on non-local repositories
 - Sync patch set with portable build
 - Related: RHEL-30937