diff --git a/dodoc.sh b/dodoc.sh
index 2937c91923..719203f482 100755
--- a/dodoc.sh
+++ b/dodoc.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ trap 'rm -f "$tmp".*' 0
 
 (
 	git pull --ff-only "$MASTERREPO" master &&
-	git fetch --tags "$MASTERREPO"
+	git fetch --tags --force "$MASTERREPO"
 ) || exit $?
 
 test $(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/master) = "$ID" &&