diff --git a/devservices/utils/dependencies.py b/devservices/utils/dependencies.py
index cc1bec8..0f1e949 100644
--- a/devservices/utils/dependencies.py
+++ b/devservices/utils/dependencies.py
@@ -610,6 +610,12 @@ def _checkout_dependency(
             _run_command(
                 [
                     "git",
+                    "-c",
+                    "gc.auto=0",
+                    "-c",
+                    "maintenance.auto=false",
+                    "-c",
+                    "fetch.writeCommitGraph=false",
                     "clone",
                     "--filter=blob:none",
                     "--no-checkout",
@@ -643,7 +649,17 @@ def _checkout_dependency(
 
         try:
             _run_command(
-                ["git", "checkout", dependency.branch],
+                [
+                    "git",
+                    "-c",
+                    "gc.auto=0",
+                    "-c",
+                    "maintenance.auto=false",
+                    "-c",
+                    "fetch.writeCommitGraph=false",
+                    "checkout",
+                    dependency.branch,
+                ],
                 cwd=temp_dir,
             )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_dependencies.py b/tests/utils/test_dependencies.py
index 2e6ed24..0e0bd11 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_dependencies.py
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ def test_install_dependency_git_clone_failure(
         mock_run_command.assert_called_once_with(
             [
                 "git",
+                "-c",
+                "gc.auto=0",
+                "-c",
+                "maintenance.auto=false",
+                "-c",
+                "fetch.writeCommitGraph=false",
                 "clone",
                 "--filter=blob:none",
                 "--no-checkout",
@@ -449,6 +455,12 @@ def test_install_dependency_git_checkout_failure(
                 mock.call(
                     [
                         "git",
+                        "-c",
+                        "gc.auto=0",
+                        "-c",
+                        "maintenance.auto=false",
+                        "-c",
+                        "fetch.writeCommitGraph=false",
                         "clone",
                         "--filter=blob:none",
                         "--no-checkout",
@@ -460,6 +472,12 @@ def test_install_dependency_git_checkout_failure(
                 mock.call(
                     [
                         "git",
+                        "-c",
+                        "gc.auto=0",
+                        "-c",
+                        "maintenance.auto=false",
+                        "-c",
+                        "fetch.writeCommitGraph=false",
                         "checkout",
                         "main",
                     ],