diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 289d5f3d57c..8e333af7571 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ Or you can download it at:
   https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/${version}/kubernetes-src.tar.gz
 
 It is based on the Kubernetes source at:
-  https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/${gitref}
+  https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/${gitref/-gke.*/}
 ${devel}
 For Kubernetes copyright and licensing information, see:
   /home/kubernetes/LICENSES