diff --git a/buildroot/share/git/mfpub b/buildroot/share/git/mfpub
index 8ec28ad489..53911d6d4e 100755
--- a/buildroot/share/git/mfpub
+++ b/buildroot/share/git/mfpub
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ if [[ $BRANCH == $TARG ]]; then
     # Allow working directly with the main fork
     echo
     echo -n "Pushing to origin/$TARG... "
-    git push -f origin
+    git push origin HEAD:$TARG
 
     echo
     echo -n "Pushing to upstream/$TARG... "
-    git push -f upstream
+    git push upstream HEAD:$TARG
 
   else