diff --git a/build/tools/repopick.py b/build/tools/repopick.py
index 50ffe375..6359d717 100755
--- a/build/tools/repopick.py
+++ b/build/tools/repopick.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 if remote.get('name') == project.get('remote'):
                     revision = remote.get('revision')
             if revision is None:
-                revision = default_revision
+                revision = project.get('revision', default_revision)
 
         if name not in project_name_to_data:
             project_name_to_data[name] = {}