diff --git a/ep/build-velox/src/get_velox.sh b/ep/build-velox/src/get_velox.sh
index cdcbf50e5c38..003a3790cedf 100755
--- a/ep/build-velox/src/get_velox.sh
+++ b/ep/build-velox/src/get_velox.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fi
 VELOX_SOURCE_DIR="${VELOX_HOME}"
 
 # checkout code
-TARGET_BUILD_COMMIT="$(git ls-remote $VELOX_REPO $VELOX_BRANCH | awk '{print $1;}')"
+TARGET_BUILD_COMMIT="$(git ls-remote $VELOX_REPO $VELOX_BRANCH | awk '{print $1;}' | head -n 1)"
 if [ -d $VELOX_SOURCE_DIR ]; then
   echo "Velox source folder $VELOX_SOURCE_DIR already exists..."
   cd $VELOX_SOURCE_DIR