diff --git a/scripts/getver.sh b/scripts/getver.sh
index 4643ca63ff..6cf7797519 100755
--- a/scripts/getver.sh
+++ b/scripts/getver.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ try_svn() {
 }
 
 try_git() {
-	[ -e .git ] || return 1
+	git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
 	REV="$(git log | grep -m 1 git-svn-id | awk '{ gsub(/.*@/, "", $0); print $1 }')"
 	REV="${REV:+r$REV}"
 	[ -n "$REV" ]