diff --git a/reframe/utility/osext.py b/reframe/utility/osext.py
index 6c1894b1f1..1b231c3567 100644
--- a/reframe/utility/osext.py
+++ b/reframe/utility/osext.py
@@ -415,10 +415,11 @@ def is_url(s):
     return parsed.scheme != '' and parsed.netloc != ''
 
 
-def git_clone(url, targetdir=None, timeout=5):
+def git_clone(url, targetdir=None, opts=None, timeout=5):
     '''Clone a git repository from a URL.
 
     :arg url: The URL to clone from.
+    :arg opts: List of options to be passed to the `git clone` command
     :arg timeout: Timeout in seconds when checking if the url is a valid
          repository.
     :arg targetdir: The directory where the repository will be cloned to. If
@@ -429,7 +430,8 @@ def git_clone(url, targetdir=None, timeout=5):
         raise ReframeError('git repository does not exist')
 
     targetdir = targetdir or ''
-    run_command(f'git clone {url} {targetdir}', check=True)
+    opts = ' '.join(opts) if opts is not None else ''
+    run_command(f'git clone {opts} {url} {targetdir}', check=True)
 
 
 def git_repo_exists(url, timeout=5):