diff --git a/makerpms.sh b/makerpms.sh
index 9cbc1cf73..a701d367f 100755
--- a/makerpms.sh
+++ b/makerpms.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ make rpms
 
 # Workaround to ignore re-generated *.po files in git repo
 # See https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/6605
-git checkout po/*.po
+git checkout po/*.po ||:
 
 popd