diff --git a/scripts/env b/scripts/env
index df8b486bfe..5987b4160f 100755
--- a/scripts/env
+++ b/scripts/env
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ env_init() {
 	mkdir -p "$ENVDIR" || error "Failed to create the environment directory"
 	cd "$ENVDIR" || error "Failed to switch to the environment directory"
 	[ -d .git ] || { 
-		git init &&
+		git init -b master &&
 		touch .config &&
 		mkdir files &&
 		git add . &&