diff --git a/build_files/utils/make_update.py b/build_files/utils/make_update.py
index 94d8a740d9c..fd93c5e64df 100755
--- a/build_files/utils/make_update.py
+++ b/build_files/utils/make_update.py
@@ -320,13 +320,8 @@ def work_tree_update(args: argparse.Namespace, use_fetch: bool = True) -> str:
         # update the branch from the fork.
 
     update_command = [args.git_command, "pull", "--rebase"]
-    # This seems to be required some times, e.g. on initial checkout from third party, non-lfs repository
-    # (like the github one). The fallback repository set by `lfs_fallback_setup` is fetched, but running the
-    # `update_command` above does not seem to do the actual checkout for these LFS-managed files.
-    update_lfs_command = [args.git_command, "lfs", "checkout"]
 
     call(update_command)
-    call(update_lfs_command)
 
     return ""
 
@@ -338,6 +333,17 @@ def blender_update(args: argparse.Namespace) -> str:
     return work_tree_update(args)
 
 
+# Extra LFS update for blender repository
+def blender_lfs_update(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    print_stage("Updating Blender Git LFS")
+
+    # This seems to be required some times, e.g. on initial checkout from third party, non-lfs repository
+    # (like the github one). The fallback repository set by `lfs_fallback_setup` is fetched, but running the
+    # `update_command` above does not seem to do the actual checkout for these LFS-managed files.
+    update_lfs_command = [args.git_command, "lfs", "pull"]
+    call(update_lfs_command)
+
+
 def resolve_external_url(blender_url: str, repo_name: str) -> str:
     return urljoin(blender_url + "/", "../" + repo_name)
 
@@ -689,6 +695,7 @@ def main() -> int:
             blender_skip_msg = blender_update(args)
         if blender_skip_msg:
             blender_skip_msg = "Blender repository skipped: " + blender_skip_msg + "\n"
+        blender_lfs_update(args)
 
     if not args.no_libraries:
         libraries_skip_msg += initialize_precompiled_libraries(args)