diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index 7fb87a59..adeeb062 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ upload_pkg()
 	$SSH -l root $server /opt/packager-server/bin/packager-server schedule-rebuild
 	scm_commit -m "Release $v@`platform`" $TOPDIR/RELEASES $TOPDIR/HASH
 	if [ "$SCM" = git ]; then
-		git push || true
+		# Don't use extra options, they might contain -l
+		JW_PKG_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS="" git push || true
 	fi
 }