diff --git a/.gitcheck b/.gitcheck
index a13eb0ae..f5db1f20 100755
--- a/.gitcheck
+++ b/.gitcheck
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ set_git_credentials()
 }
 
 clean()
+{
+	unset_placeholders
+
+	if [ ! -d coreboot ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	for x in coreboot/*; do
+		if [ ! -d "${x}" ]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		cd "${x}"
+		unset_placeholders
+		cd -
+	done
+}
+
+unset_placeholders()
 {
 	if [ "$(git config user.name)" = "${git_name}" ]; then
 		git config --unset user.name