diff --git a/rebuild.sh b/rebuild.sh
index bcbdb58..42767ee 100755
--- a/rebuild.sh
+++ b/rebuild.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ build_package() {
    local special_handling
    local no_pull
    local install_as
-   local makepkg_args="-srLc --noconfirm --needed"
+   local makepkg_args="-srLcCf --noconfirm"
 
    while (( $# ))
    do
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ build_package() {
             shift
 
             cd higan
+            make clean
             make -j12
             make install
             ;;
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ build_package() {
       makepkg_args="$makepkg_args -i"
    fi
 
-   local o_pkgver=$(pkg_ver)
    local pkgver
 
    makepkg $makepkg_args
@@ -121,12 +121,8 @@ build_package() {
 
    if (( $res ))
    then
-      pkgver=$(pkg_ver)
-      if [[ ! $install_as ]] || [[ ! $pkgver == $o_pkgver ]]
-      then
-         echo "error in rebuild, aborting"
-         exit $res
-      fi
+      echo "error in rebuild, aborting"
+      exit $res
    fi
 
    if [[ $install_as ]]