diff --git a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
index dbd400b7..2af8de08 100755
--- a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
+++ b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ while read line; do
 
 		CURRENT_BRANCH="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 
-		if [ "${GIT_BRANCH}" != "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" ]; then
+		if [ "${GIT_BRANCH}" != "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" ] && [ "${TRAVIS:-0}" = "0" ]; then
 			echo "Changing to the branch ${GIT_BRANCH} from ${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
 			git remote set-branches origin "${GIT_BRANCH}"
 			git fetch --depth 1 origin "${GIT_BRANCH}"
diff --git a/travis/build-long.sh b/travis/build-long.sh
index eb548a1c..36d26f9a 100755
--- a/travis/build-long.sh
+++ b/travis/build-long.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export LOGDATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
 mkdir -p /tmp/log/${LOGDATE}
 export BOT=.
 export TMPDIR=/tmp
+export TRAVIS=1
 export EXIT_ON_ERROR=1
 
 # taken from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26082444/how-to-work-around-travis-cis-4mb-output-limit
diff --git a/travis/build.sh b/travis/build.sh
index 8a76b27d..58fc6d53 100755
--- a/travis/build.sh
+++ b/travis/build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export LOGDATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
 mkdir -p /tmp/log/${LOGDATE}
 export BOT=.
 export TMPDIR=/tmp
+export TRAVIS=1
 export EXIT_ON_ERROR=1
 
 ./build-${PLATFORM}.sh