diff --git a/scripts/update-src b/scripts/update-src
index 5f1726b..79189ae 100755
--- a/scripts/update-src
+++ b/scripts/update-src
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ for(repo in `{cat downstream}) {
     git -C $repo fetch --all --tags --prune --force &
     background=($apid $background)
 }
-
-for (i in $background) {
-    wait $i
-}
+# wait for everything to finish
+wait
 
 echo Done!