diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
index dd2f779f..50520cdd 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 
 class KiwixDesktop(Dependency):
     name = "kiwix-desktop"
-    base_git_ref = "win-qt6"
     force_build = True
 
     class Source(GitClone):
         git_remote = "https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-desktop.git"
         git_dir = "kiwix-desktop"
+        base_git_ref = "win-qt6"
+
 
     class Builder(QMakeBuilder):
         dependencies = ["qt", "qtwebengine", "libkiwix", "aria2"]