diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_binary-addons b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_binary-addons
index f5d3eb773f..c13763f747 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_binary-addons
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_binary-addons
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ git_clone() {
     cd "$3"
     git fetch >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
     git branch -D $4 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-    git checkout $4 -b ref-$4 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+    git checkout $4 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+    git checkout -b ref-$4 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
     cd ..
   fi
 }