diff --git a/makefile.shade b/makefile.shade
index 7ae73905e5..684dd56ef5 100644
--- a/makefile.shade
+++ b/makefile.shade
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ functions
 
         var gitFolder = '${repo}'
         git gitCommand='fetch origin'
+        git gitCommand='checkout origin/master -B master'
         git gitCommand='merge origin/release --ff-only'
         git gitCommand='push origin master:master'