diff --git a/usr/bin/makepkg b/makepkg
index 1687001..a638b3b 100755
--- a/usr/bin/makepkg
+++ b/makepkg
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ devel_check() {
 			msg "$(gettext "Determining latest %s revision...")" 'hg'
 			if [[ -d ./src/$_hgrepo ]] ; then
 				cd ./src/$_hgrepo
-				hg pull
+				hg pull || test $? -eq 255 && return 1
 				hg update
 			else
 				[[ ! -d ./src/ ]] && mkdir ./src/