diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 648f31923831c32a57750af91ad1d87f77ffc37d..20dd2c1f8173e6e75d2ae4a30c6acb8a0365af4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ update:
 
 pull:
 	git pull --rebase --recurse-submodules
-	git clean -X -f -d
 	git submodule sync
 	git submodule update --recursive --init
+	git clean -X -f -d
 	make clean
 	make update