diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a16fcf..fb321ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - Description: Berkeley Humanoid
 
+### Fixed
+
+- cache: Only call git checkout when it is not head of the working copy
+
 ## [1.13.0] - 2024-10-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/robot_descriptions/_cache.py b/robot_descriptions/_cache.py
index 30a0cb4..310c64d 100644
--- a/robot_descriptions/_cache.py
+++ b/robot_descriptions/_cache.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def clone_to_directory(
             progress=progress_bar.update,
         )
 
-    if commit is not None:
+    if commit is not None and commit != clone.head.object.hexsha:
         try:
             clone.git.checkout(commit)
         except GitCommandError: