diff --git a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
index 59cfc40c264db7..cb4e1c00f7773c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
         west init -l . || true
         west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci,+optional
-        west update 2>&1 1> west.update.log || west update 2>&1 1> west.update2.log
+        west update -o=--depth=1 -n 2>&1 1> west.update.log || west update -o=--depth=1 -n 2>&1 1> west.update2.log
 
     - name: Run Compliance Tests
       continue-on-error: true