diff --git a/tensorflow_serving/tools/docker/Dockerfile.devel-mkl b/tensorflow_serving/tools/docker/Dockerfile.devel-mkl
index adc3d7f4427..5af9303b3e0 100644
--- a/tensorflow_serving/tools/docker/Dockerfile.devel-mkl
+++ b/tensorflow_serving/tools/docker/Dockerfile.devel-mkl
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ RUN mkdir /bazel && \
 
 # Download TF Serving sources (optionally at specific commit).
 WORKDIR /tensorflow-serving
-RUN curl -sSL --retry 5 https://github.com/tensorflow/serving/tarball/${TF_SERVING_VERSION_GIT_COMMIT} | tar --strip-components=1 -xzf -
+RUN git clone --single-branch --branch=${TF_SERVING_VERSION_GIT_BRANCH} https://github.com/tensorflow/serving /tensorflow-serving && \
+    cd /tensorflow-serving && \
+    git checkout ${TF_SERVING_VERSION_GIT_COMMIT}
 
 FROM base_build as binary_build
 # Build, and install TensorFlow Serving