diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/cache-subprojects.sh b/.gitlab-ci/cache-subprojects.sh
index 421631ed2..fb0b1df82 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/cache-subprojects.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/cache-subprojects.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib.git
+git clone --depth 1 --no-tags https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib.git
 meson subprojects download --sourcedir glib
 rm glib/subprojects/*.wrap
 mv glib/subprojects/ .
diff --git a/subprojects/gtk-doc.wrap b/subprojects/gtk-doc.wrap
index 7469d027b..79ec37220 100644
--- a/subprojects/gtk-doc.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/gtk-doc.wrap
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 directory=gtk-doc
 url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk-doc.git
 revision=master
+depth=1
diff --git a/subprojects/libffi.wrap b/subprojects/libffi.wrap
index 6dea9ebed..00b29d6a2 100644
--- a/subprojects/libffi.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libffi.wrap
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 directory=libffi
 url=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/meson-ports/libffi.git
 revision=meson
+depth=1
diff --git a/subprojects/proxy-libintl.wrap b/subprojects/proxy-libintl.wrap
index b53c8f7c3..6225021b8 100644
--- a/subprojects/proxy-libintl.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/proxy-libintl.wrap
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 directory=proxy-libintl
 url=https://github.com/frida/proxy-libintl.git
 revision=0.1
+depth=1
diff --git a/subprojects/sysprof.wrap b/subprojects/sysprof.wrap
index 14874880e..fb669463b 100644
--- a/subprojects/sysprof.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/sysprof.wrap
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 directory=sysprof
 url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sysprof.git
 revision=6b1cd7a722fcebae1ac392562c47957477ade8bf
+depth=1