diff --git a/tools/mkversion.pl b/tools/mkversion.pl
index ed5cea206..a71aac96f 100644
--- a/tools/mkversion.pl
+++ b/tools/mkversion.pl
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ my $commandGIT = "env which git";
 
 if ( defined($commandGIT) )  {
 
-    my $githistory = `git fetch --all`;
+    # this goes on Internet and cause major slowdowns on poor connections or intranets, let's comment it
+    #my $githistory = `git fetch --all`;
     # now avoiding the "fatal: No names found, cannot describe anything." error by fallbacking to abbrev hash in such case
     my $gitversion = `git describe --dirty --always`;
     my $gitbranch = `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`;