diff --git a/debian/nightly_build.sh b/debian/nightly_build.sh
index 3cf7a343..3c3640ce 100755
--- a/debian/nightly_build.sh
+++ b/debian/nightly_build.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ trap 'cleanup; exit 2' 15
 
 test -d debian || errorExit "This script must be called from the toplevel source dir, ./debian must exist."
 
-git status | grep modified: | awk '{ print $3 }' | xargs git checkout
+#git status | grep modified: | awk '{ print $3 }' | xargs git checkout
+git checkout -f  >/dev/null
 RC=0
 if doPull ; then
   doEnv