diff --git a/rc/bin/sysupdate b/rc/bin/sysupdate
index 6d01ed0cc..0f2648ef9 100755
--- a/rc/bin/sysupdate
+++ b/rc/bin/sysupdate
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/rc
 
 bind -ac /dist/plan9front /
+hg incoming
 hg pull && hg update