diff --git a/util/git-replay-merge.sh b/util/git-replay-merge.sh
index 9fa408e577..8c43a2fb42 100755
--- a/util/git-replay-merge.sh
+++ b/util/git-replay-merge.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ resume() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	git push ${TARGET_REMOTE} -u ${REPLAY_BRANCH}
+	git push ${TARGET_REMOTE} -u ${REPLAY_BRANCH}:${REPLAY_BRANCH}
 
 	REPLAY_COMMIT_TITLE="$(git show --format="%b" "${SOURCE_COMMIT}" 2>&1 | head -1)"