diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
index 844a4dcf58b..f9b2f582c81 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
@@ -1193,6 +1193,8 @@ fn fetch_with_cli(
     cmd.arg("fetch");
     if tags {
         cmd.arg("--tags");
+    } else {
+        cmd.arg("--no-tags");
     }
     match gctx.shell().verbosity() {
         Verbosity::Normal => {}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/git.rs b/tests/testsuite/git.rs
index 0fd25bf2db0..6bc72423c72 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/git.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/git.rs
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ fn use_the_cli() {
 
     let stderr = str![[r#"
 [UPDATING] git repository `[ROOTURL]/dep1`
-[RUNNING] `git fetch --verbose --force --update-head-ok [..][ROOTURL]/dep1[..] [..]+HEAD:refs/remotes/origin/HEAD[..]`
+[RUNNING] `git fetch --no-tags --verbose --force --update-head-ok [..][ROOTURL]/dep1[..] [..]+HEAD:refs/remotes/origin/HEAD[..]`
 From [ROOTURL]/dep1
  * [new ref] [..] -> origin/HEAD[..]
 [LOCKING] 1 package to latest compatible version