diff --git a/build-utils/git-version-stamp.sh b/build-utils/git-version-stamp.sh
index 5d3684258..fa1299b05 100755
--- a/build-utils/git-version-stamp.sh
+++ b/build-utils/git-version-stamp.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ die()
 }
 
 STAMP=`cat "$1" 2> /dev/null`
-CURRENT=`git-describe 2>/dev/null`
+CURRENT=`git describe 2>/dev/null`
 
 if [ -z "$STAMP" -o -z "$CURRENT" ]
 then