diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index 6aaa8688..a6661323 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ SCM_ADD                      = cvs add
 SCM_PUSH                     =
 SCM_PULL                     = cvs update -dP
 
-get-maintainer:
-	$(SCM_PULL)
-
 define check_scm_sync
 	echo + checking cvs ;\
 	$(SCM_PULL) ;\
@@ -268,8 +265,6 @@ SCM_ADD                      = git add
 SCM_PUSH                     = git push
 SCM_PULL                     = make git-get-maintainer
 
-get-maintainer: git-get-maintainer
-
 define check_scm_sync
 	echo + checking git ;\
 	$(SCM_PULL) || {\
diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index be23e8b5..301ceff1 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ git-get-maintainer:
 	make git-get-$(call proj_query,getval global jw-maintainer)
 
 git-get-%:
-	PGIT_SH_PROJECTS=. $(PGIT_SH) get --refspec $*:$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH):$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH)
+	PGIT_SH_PROJECTS=. $(PGIT_SH) get --refspec $*:$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH):current-branch
 
 pkg-manager-refresh:
 	$(PKG_MANAGER) refresh