diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00eade9..a330b58 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash
 default: build
 
 guard:
-	@ if [ -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then echo "git repo not clean"; exit 1; fi
+	@ [ ! -z "$(git status --porcelain=v1 2>/dev/null)" ] && echo "git not clean!" && exit 1
 
 build:
 	podman build --build-arg VERSION=$(VERSION) --tag ${REPO}/${IMAGENAME}:$(VERSION) .