diff --git a/upstream_sync.sh b/upstream_sync.sh
index fb7b9c0be5d8..4ef55d911883 100755
--- a/upstream_sync.sh
+++ b/upstream_sync.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-git remote set-url upstream https://github.com/joernio/joern
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/joernio/joern
 
 usage() {
   echo "Usage: $0 [--publish] [--branch <branch>]"