diff --git a/base/pkg/entry.jl b/base/pkg/entry.jl
index 9366547c2f93d..8c633488eaad8 100644
--- a/base/pkg/entry.jl
+++ b/base/pkg/entry.jl
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function update(branch::AbstractString)
         end
         # TODO: handle merge conflicts
         Base.with_env("GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT","no") do
-            Git.run(`pull -q`, out=DevNull)
+            Git.run(`pull --rebase -q`, out=DevNull)
         end
     end
     avail = Read.available()