diff --git a/cl/spectest/Makefile b/cl/spectest/Makefile
index 68959bfba32..b507c4613b1 100644
--- a/cl/spectest/Makefile
+++ b/cl/spectest/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 tests:
-	GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests
+	GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=false git clone https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests
 	cd consensus-spec-tests && git checkout 080c96fbbf3be58e75947debfeb9ba3b2b7c9748 && git lfs pull --exclude=tests/general,tests/minimal && cd ..
 	mv consensus-spec-tests/tests .
 	rm -rf consensus-spec-tests