diff --git a/config/core/rootfs-configs.yaml b/config/core/rootfs-configs.yaml
index 4da89a9578..93e2dd2550 100644
--- a/config/core/rootfs-configs.yaml
+++ b/config/core/rootfs-configs.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rootfs_configs:
   buildroot-baseline:
     rootfs_type: buildroot
     git_url: https://github.com/kernelci/buildroot
-    git_branch: main
+    git_branch: staging.kernelci.org
     arch_list:
       - arc
       - arm64