diff --git a/ci/mobile.groovy b/ci/mobile.groovy
index 3b811128b7..ebcc04e846 100644
--- a/ci/mobile.groovy
+++ b/ci/mobile.groovy
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ ios = load 'ci/ios.groovy'
 android = load 'ci/android.groovy'
 
 def prep(type = 'nightly') {
-  cmn.doGitRebase()
+  if (type != 'release') {
+    cmn.doGitRebase()
+  }
   /* ensure that we start from a known state */
   cmn.clean()
   /* Run at start to void mismatched numbers */