diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 3307e9e59..d6e235a7b 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -905,6 +905,8 @@ othersrc)
 git)
 	case "$2" in
 	  update|up)
+	  		## REMOVES ALL UNCOMMITTED CHANGES!
+	  		[ "$3" == "--force" ] && git checkout -f
 			git pull
 	  	;;
 	  commit|ci)
diff --git a/tools/make-functions b/tools/make-functions
index 9eb721953..a357d0620 100644
--- a/tools/make-functions
+++ b/tools/make-functions
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ batch_script() {
 		$0 clean
 		evaluate 1
 
-		$0 git update
+		$0 git update --force
 		evaluate 1 mail_me UPDATE
 
 		echo "### EXPORT SOURCES"