diff --git a/superflore/generators/buildstream/bst_element.py b/superflore/generators/buildstream/bst_element.py
index e9e8f4bc..bd5d1d1e 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/buildstream/bst_element.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/buildstream/bst_element.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def get_element_text(self, distributor):
         source["kind"] = "git_repo"
         source["url"] = self.get_repo_src_uri()
         source["track"] = self.get_repo_branch_name()
-        source["ref"] = self.srcrev
+        source["ref"] = "%s-g%s" % (self.get_repo_tag_name(), self.srcrev)
         sources.append(source)
 
         if self.exclude_source: