diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 949882341d369c668863f3379fd781c07bd5681d..ef415c1061813ed8d16caddfe7297e3d207e701c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ ENV RELEASE_TYPE 'UNOFFICIAL'
 # Repo use for build
 ENV REPO 'https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/android.git'
 
+# Optional parameter to repo init --depth N
+# A size of 0 deactivates --depth N
+ENV REPO_INIT_DEPTH 0
+
 # User identity
 ENV USER_NAME '/e/ robot'
 ENV USER_MAIL 'erobot@e.email'
diff --git a/src/build.sh b/src/build.sh
index 912a40cd596eebad318bebf1931414902a240313..a146e8c4a98c5238f04d5ab8f0f5a1b7d98135e7 100755
--- a/src/build.sh
+++ b/src/build.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ if [ -n "${BRANCH_NAME}" ] && [ -n "${DEVICE}" ]; then
     echo "Branch name ${BRANCH_NAME} is a tag on e/os/releases, prefix with refs/tags/ for 'repo init'"
     TAG_PREFIX="refs/tags/"
   fi
-  yes | repo init -u "$REPO" -b "${TAG_PREFIX}${BRANCH_NAME}"
+  if [ -n ${REPO_INIT_DEPTH} ] && [ ${REPO_INIT_DEPTH} -gt 0 ]; then
+    REPO_INIT_PARAM="--depth ${REPO_INIT_DEPTH}"
+  fi
+  yes | repo init $REPO_INIT_PARAM -u "$REPO" -b "${TAG_PREFIX}${BRANCH_NAME}"
 
   # Copy local manifests to the appropriate folder in order take them into consideration
   echo ">> [$(date)] Copying '$LMANIFEST_DIR/*.xml' to '.repo/local_manifests/'"