diff --git a/git_hooks/post-checkout b/git_hooks/post-checkout
index 050a3b675..8c3664d93 100755
--- a/git_hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/git_hooks/post-checkout
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # Writes git revision into git_revision file
 #
-git show-ref refs/heads/master | cut -d " " -f 1  > git_revision
+git rev-parse HEAD > git_revision
diff --git a/git_hooks/post-commit b/git_hooks/post-commit
index 050a3b675..8c3664d93 100755
--- a/git_hooks/post-commit
+++ b/git_hooks/post-commit
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # Writes git revision into git_revision file
 #
-git show-ref refs/heads/master | cut -d " " -f 1  > git_revision
+git rev-parse HEAD > git_revision
diff --git a/git_hooks/post-merge b/git_hooks/post-merge
index 050a3b675..8c3664d93 100755
--- a/git_hooks/post-merge
+++ b/git_hooks/post-merge
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # Writes git revision into git_revision file
 #
-git show-ref refs/heads/master | cut -d " " -f 1  > git_revision
+git rev-parse HEAD > git_revision
diff --git a/scripts/getrevision.sh b/scripts/getrevision.sh
index 0246c4638..eb341c9e6 100755
--- a/scripts/getrevision.sh
+++ b/scripts/getrevision.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 REV=""
 
 if [ -e "/usr/bin/git" ] && ([ -e ".git" ] || [ -e "../.git" ]); then
-    REV=`git show-ref refs/heads/master | cut -d " " -f 1`
+    REV=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 elif [ -e "git_revision" ]; then
     REV=`cat git_revision`
 fi