diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 9a2cd7bcb..74020feba 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ prerelease() {
 
   echo "[INFO] Creating ${X_BRANCH} from ${MAIN_BRANCH}"
   git checkout ${MAIN_BRANCH}
-  git checkout -b "${X_BRANCH}"
+  git checkout "${X_BRANCH}"
 
   echo "[INFO] Updating version to $VERSION"
   update_version "$VERSION"