diff --git a/.evergreen/.evg.yml b/.evergreen/.evg.yml
index 968db1b3c9..525861928f 100644
--- a/.evergreen/.evg.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/.evg.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ functions:
             # If this was a patch build, doing a fresh clone would not actually test the patch
             cp -R ${PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/ $DRIVERS_TOOLS
           else
-            git clone https://github.com/mongodb-labs/drivers-evergreen-tools.git $DRIVERS_TOOLS
+            git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mongodb-labs/drivers-evergreen-tools.git $DRIVERS_TOOLS
           fi
           echo "{ \"releases\": { \"default\": \"$MONGODB_BINARIES\" }}" > $MONGO_ORCHESTRATION_HOME/orchestration.config