diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 7d65fd5..d46a6a0 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -1750,8 +1750,13 @@ devel_check() {
 			msg "$(gettext "Determining latest %s revision...")" 'hg'
 			if [[ -d ./src/$_hgrepo ]] ; then
 				cd ./src/$_hgrepo
-				hg pull
-				hg update
+				local ret=0
+				hg pull || ret=$?
+				if (( ! ret )); then
+					hg update				
+				elif (( ret != 1 )); then
+					exit 1
+				fi
 			else
 				[[ ! -d ./src/ ]] && mkdir ./src/
 				hg clone $_hgroot/$_hgrepo ./src/$_hgrepo