diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/appveyor.yml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/appveyor.yml
index df4bbd6cfffb8..5d677c63bfe6f 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/appveyor.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/appveyor.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_script:
   # Clone arrow
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow || exit /B
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }} || exit /B
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }} || exit /B
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD || exit /B
 
   - pushd arrow\dev\tasks\conda-recipes
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.linux.yml
index 703ebf0018683..9e9f94f4a6acd 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.linux.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ install:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
   - pushd arrow/dev/tasks/conda-recipes
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.osx.yml b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.osx.yml
index 83837cacb068c..3093cac9d778a 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.osx.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/conda-recipes/travis.osx.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
   - pushd arrow/dev/tasks/conda-recipes
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/circle.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/circle.linux.yml
index 47f18173d0a39..7b664eeafedac 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/circle.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/circle.linux.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: docker-compose -v
       - run: git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
       - run: git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-      - run: git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+      - run: git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
       - run: git -C arrow submodule update --init --recursive
       - run: |
           pushd arrow
diff --git a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/travis.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/travis.linux.yml
index d55d207e3b6b8..7d910d74ba132 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/docker-tests/travis.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/docker-tests/travis.linux.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ before_install:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
   - git -C arrow submodule update --init --recursive
 
 script:
diff --git a/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.linux.yml
index a7b800f3f3d68..8b3bc21f01fc6 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.linux.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ before_install:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
   - export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/arrow
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.osx.yml b/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.osx.yml
index efe8feca0145a..ac25b0470e2b8 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.osx.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/gandiva-jars/travis.osx.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ env:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
   - export TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/arrow
   - brew update
diff --git a/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.arm64.yml b/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.arm64.yml
index 853b7069dcb22..7bb5ad0496f5c 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.arm64.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.arm64.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ env:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
 script:
   - pushd arrow/dev/tasks/linux-packages
diff --git a/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.yml b/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.yml
index 937d4c7e7cfb9..7546587d123cf 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/linux-packages/travis.linux.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ env:
 before_script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
 script:
   - pushd arrow/dev/tasks/linux-packages
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/appveyor.yml b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/appveyor.yml
index 9576e64804664..6ad31dd332030 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/appveyor.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/appveyor.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build_script:
 
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} %ARROW_SRC% || exit /B
   - git -C %ARROW_SRC% fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }} || exit /B
-  - git -C %ARROW_SRC% checkout {{ arrow.head }} || exit /B
+  - git -C %ARROW_SRC% checkout FETCH_HEAD || exit /B
   - git -C %ARROW_SRC% submodule update --init || exit /B
 
   # Avoid picking up AppVeyor-installed OpenSSL (linker errors with gRPC)
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.manylinux.yml b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.manylinux.yml
index 37b122b78885e..e3670e4319850 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.manylinux.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.manylinux.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
   - mkdir -p dist
 
   # build wheel
diff --git a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
index 2db3208dbcbbf..95d9d457566f8 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/python-wheels/travis.osx.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ before_install:
 
   - git clone --no-checkout {{ arrow.remote }} arrow
   - git -C arrow fetch -t {{ arrow.remote }} {{ arrow.branch }}
-  - git -C arrow checkout {{ arrow.head }}
+  - git -C arrow checkout FETCH_HEAD
 
   # ARROW-3976 Old versions of git can cause failures when Homebrew prints a
   # donation solicitation. Attempt to update git