diff --git a/recipes-ros/mavlink/mavlink_git.bb b/recipes-ros/mavlink/mavlink_git.bb
index 7bec02e..0aa251e 100644
--- a/recipes-ros/mavlink/mavlink_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-ros/mavlink/mavlink_git.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LICENSE = "LGPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=54ad3cbe91bebcf6b1823970ff1fb97f"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mavlink/mavlink-gbp-release.git;branch=release/kinetic/mavlink"
-SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV = "release/kinetic/mavlink/2017.8.8-0"
 
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-do-not-require-python2.patch"
 SRC_URI += "file://0002-provide-path-to-find-mavgen_c.patch"