diff --git a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
index cb99f8396..d2eb4cffb 100755
--- a/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
+++ b/contrib/build-wine/build-electrum-git.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ if [ -d "electrum-git" ]; then
     # GIT repository found, update it
     echo "Pull"
     cd electrum-git
-    git checkout master
     git pull
+    git checkout $BRANCH
     cd ..
 else
     # GIT repository not found, clone it