diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index dbb2470b1..91b8fda47 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ sonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io
 # prior to SonarQube 6.1.
 sonar.projectName=libtorrent
 sonar.projectVersion=1.2
+
+# to allow shallow clones
+sonar.scm.disabled=true
  
 # Path is relative to the sonar-project.properties file. Replace "\" by "/" on
 # Windows.