diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
index cb62ee46af..fbe9483740 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/cpufrequtils/cpufrequtils_008.bb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/emagii/cpufrequtils.git;branch=master;protocol=https
            file://0001-dont-unset-cflags.patch \
 "
 
+# Upstream repo does not tag
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
+
 EXTRA_OEMAKE:append = " ${@['', 'NLS=false']['${USE_NLS}' == 'no']} "