diff --git a/libs/gpu-dawn/sdk.zig b/libs/gpu-dawn/sdk.zig
index 88816ad4..c1a735c5 100644
--- a/libs/gpu-dawn/sdk.zig
+++ b/libs/gpu-dawn/sdk.zig
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub fn Sdk(comptime deps: anytype) type {
                 if (!std.mem.eql(u8, current_revision, revision)) {
                     // Reset to the desired revision
                     exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "fetch" }, dir) catch |err| std.debug.print("warning: failed to 'git fetch' in {s}: {s}\n", .{ dir, @errorName(err) });
-                    try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "reset", "--quiet", "--hard", revision }, dir);
+                    try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "checkout", "--quiet", "--force", revision }, dir);
                     try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive" }, dir);
                 }
                 return;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn Sdk(comptime deps: anytype) type {
                     std.log.info("cloning required dependency..\ngit clone {s} {s}..\n", .{ clone_url, dir });
 
                     try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "clone", "-c", "core.longpaths=true", clone_url, dir }, sdkPath("/"));
-                    try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "reset", "--quiet", "--hard", revision }, dir);
+                    try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "checkout", "--quiet", "--force", revision }, dir);
                     try exec(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ "git", "submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive" }, dir);
                     return;
                 },