diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8073885645..9713308e74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ ifeq ($(NOUNUSED_VARIABLE), yes)
    CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-variable
 endif
 
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 ifneq ($(GIT_VERSION),)
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_GIT_VERSION -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
    OBJ += git_version.o
diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index 4ad77c1b70..384d765c70 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ else
    endif
 endif
 
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 ifneq ($(GIT_VERSION),)
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_GIT_VERSION -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
    OBJ += git_version.o