diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 44084bb2..ff7443fa 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ git-get-maintainer:
 
 git-get-pub:
 	if git remote | grep -q "^pub$$"; then \
-		git pull pub master ;\
+		JW_PKG_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS="" git pull pub master ;\
 	fi
 
 git-get-%: