diff --git a/default.xml b/default.xml
index 7d667d84d3b14c8a3bc7b1267b932926da3ced54..3d85e82ece34a40d084f86dff8fd8e4551975fe6 100644
--- a/default.xml
+++ b/default.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <remote  name="aosp"
            fetch=".."
            review="https://android-review.googlesource.com/" />
-  <default revision="ndk-release-r18"
+  <default revision="refs/tags/ndk-r18-beta2"
            remote="aosp"
            sync-j="4" />