diff --git a/makedeb b/makedeb
index 41b26bc..9b5b167 100755
--- a/makedeb
+++ b/makedeb
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function extract_source_single {
             if [[ -n "${frag}" ]] ; then
                 case "${frag%%=*}" in
                     "branch")
-                        ref="refs/heads/${frag##*=}"
+                        ref="refs/remotes/origin/${frag##*=}"
                         ;;
                     "tag")
                         ref="refs/tags/${frag##*=}"