diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index f210d0a14..0a5aa2c82 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ test true = "$rebase" && {
 	test -n "$curr_branch" &&
 	. git-parse-remote &&
 	remoteref="$(get_remote_merge_branch "$@" 2>/dev/null)" &&
-	oldremoteref=$(git merge-base --fork-point "$remoteref" $curr_branch)
+	oldremoteref=$(git merge-base --fork-point "$remoteref" $curr_branch 2>/dev/null)
 }
 orig_head=$(git rev-parse -q --verify HEAD)
 git fetch $verbosity $progress $dry_run $recurse_submodules --update-head-ok "$@" || exit 1