diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 51d314c6..fbeaff5a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ echo "CPPFLAGS +=	-DXBPS_VERSION=\\\"${VERSION}\\\"" >>$CONFIG_MK
 echo "CPPFLAGS +=	-D_unused=\"__attribute__((__unused__))\"" >>$CONFIG_MK
 
 if [ -d .git ]; then
-	_gitrev=$(git rev-parse --short master)
+	_gitrev=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 	echo "CPPFLAGS += -DXBPS_GIT=\\\"${_gitrev}\\\"" >>$CONFIG_MK
 fi