--- a/lib/util.js	2020-07-17 22:23:08.832588013 +0200
+++ b/lib/util.js	2020-07-17 22:26:52.894403279 +0200
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
     let reset = forceReset
 
     // base args
-    const initialArgs = ['sync', '--reset', '--nohooks']
+    const initialArgs = ['sync', '--no-history', '--shallow', '--reset', '--nohooks']
     const chromiumArgs = ['--revision', 'src@' + config.getProjectRef('chrome')]
     const resetArgs = ['--with_tags', '--with_branch_heads', '--upstream']