diff --git a/sys/lib/git/common.rc b/sys/lib/git/common.rc
index dbcef04bf..edb95f7d1 100644
--- a/sys/lib/git/common.rc
+++ b/sys/lib/git/common.rc
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ fn present {
 }
 
 # merge1 out theirs base ours
-fn merge1 {
+fn merge1 {@{
+	rfork e
 	n=$pid
 	out=$1
 	theirs=$2
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ fn merge1 {
 	if(! test -f $theirs)
 		theirs=/dev/null
 	if(! ape/diff3 -3 -m $ours $base $theirs > $tmp)
-		echo merge needed: $out
+		echo merge needed: $out >[1=2]
 
 	if(present $ours $base $theirs){
 		mv $tmp $out
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ fn merge1 {
 		rm -f $tmp $out
 		git/rm $out
 	}
+	}
 }
 
 fn gitup{