diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0f12778a..446015ab 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ install:
             if not exist "%LIBSODIUMDIR%" (
                 git clone --branch stable --depth 1 --quiet "https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium.git" %LIBSODIUMDIR%
             ) else (
-                git -C "%LIBSODIUMDIR%" pull
+                git -C "%LIBSODIUMDIR%" fetch --all && git -C "%LIBSODIUMDIR%" reset --hard origin/stable
             )
          )
   - cmd: if "%WITH_LIBSODIUM%"=="ON" msbuild /v:minimal /maxcpucount:%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% /p:Configuration=%Configuration%DLL %LIBSODIUMDIR%\builds\msvc\%MSVCYEAR%\libsodium\libsodium.vcxproj