diff --git a/docker/windows/Dockerfile b/docker/windows/Dockerfile
index 7c86152f3b..cb6c89f6c6 100644
--- a/docker/windows/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/windows/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ FROM 'mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2019'
 SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
 ENV ErrorActionPreference='Stop'
 
+ARG DEFAULT_BRANCH="master"
+
 COPY install_choco.ps1 C:\
 RUN C:\install_choco.ps1
 
diff --git a/docker/windows/prepare_gst_env.ps1 b/docker/windows/prepare_gst_env.ps1
index a930c5dc19..61b30e1f29 100644
--- a/docker/windows/prepare_gst_env.ps1
+++ b/docker/windows/prepare_gst_env.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git config --global user.name "Gstbuild Runner"
 (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString("https://github.com") >$null
 
 # Download gst-build and all its subprojects
-git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-build.git C:\gst-build
+git clone -b $env:DEFAULT_BRANCH https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-build.git C:\gst-build
 
 # download the subprojects to try and cache them
 meson subprojects download --sourcedir C:\gst-build