diff --git a/build/vcpkg/apr/portfile.cmake b/build/vcpkg/apr/portfile.cmake
index 04ce1f8f3b..a0166c93b8 100644
--- a/build/vcpkg/apr/portfile.cmake
+++ b/build/vcpkg/apr/portfile.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
     REPO apache/apr
     REF 6445e8804008922f8018aa238aa4d6bba608c49a
     SHA512 0
-    HEAD_REF trunk
+    HEAD_REF 1.7.x
 )
 
 if (VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)