diff --git a/scripts/get.sh b/scripts/get.sh
index 4b9c80156da..d5238cd216c 100755
--- a/scripts/get.sh
+++ b/scripts/get.sh
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ elif test_eq "$branch" "__run__"; then
 else
     echo "cloning $gitrepo $branch .."
     if test_nz "$2"; then
-        git clone --depth=50 -b "$branch" "$gitrepo" --recurse-submodules $projectdir || raise "clone failed, check your network or branch name"
+        git clone --filter=tree:0 --no-checkout -b "$branch" "$gitrepo" --recurse-submodules $projectdir || raise "clone failed, check your network or branch name"
         cd $projectdir || raise 'chdir failed!'
         git checkout -qf "$2"
         cd - || raise 'chdir failed!'
diff --git a/xmake/modules/devel/git/clone.lua b/xmake/modules/devel/git/clone.lua
index cc0b8f841ab..eceb8071447 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/devel/git/clone.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/devel/git/clone.lua
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ function main(url, opt)
         table.insert(argv, "--filter=tree:0")
     end
 
+    -- no checkout
+    if opt.checkout == false then
+        table.insert(argv, "--no-checkout")
+    end
+
     -- recursive?
     if opt.recursive then
         table.insert(argv, "--recursive")
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download.lua b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download.lua
index fc3045aa277..9e04d07a982 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download.lua
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ function _checkout(package, url, sourcedir, opt)
         else
 
             -- clone whole history and tags
-            git.clone(url, {longpaths = longpaths, outputdir = packagedir})
+            -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/5507
+            git.clone(url, {treeless = true, checkout = false, longpaths = longpaths, outputdir = packagedir})
 
             -- attempt to checkout the given version
             git.checkout(revision, {repodir = packagedir})
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download_resources.lua b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download_resources.lua
index 048e4b2732e..e21b0e0913f 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download_resources.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/actions/download_resources.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function _checkout(package, resource_name, resource_url, resource_revision)
     local longpaths = package:policy("platform.longpaths")
 
     -- clone whole history and tags
-    git.clone(resource_url, {longpaths = longpaths, outputdir = resourcedir})
+    git.clone(resource_url, {treeless = true, checkout = false, longpaths = longpaths, outputdir = resourcedir})
 
     -- attempt to checkout the given version
     git.checkout(resource_revision, {repodir = resourcedir})
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/repository.lua b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/repository.lua
index 593ae5ebe20..68f4ccb6d32 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/repository.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/private/action/require/impl/repository.lua
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function _get_packagedir_from_locked_repo(packagename, locked_repo)
     local lastcommit
     if not os.isdir(repodir_local) then
         if repo_global then
-            git.clone(repo_global:directory(), {verbose = option.get("verbose"), outputdir = repodir_local, autocrlf = false})
+            git.clone(repo_global:directory(), {treeless = true, checkout = false, verbose = option.get("verbose"), outputdir = repodir_local, autocrlf = false})
             lastcommit = repo_global:commit()
         elseif network ~= "private" then
             local remoteurl = proxy.mirror(locked_repo.url) or locked_repo.url