diff --git a/scripts/get-version b/scripts/get-version
index 27f02f640..a063efc9e 100755
--- a/scripts/get-version
+++ b/scripts/get-version
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ os=$1
 if [ $# -eq 2 ] && [ "$2" ]; then
 	v0=$2
 else
-	cmd="git describe --tags --abbrev=12"
+	cmd="git describe --abbrev=12"
 	v0=$($cmd) || v0=$(cat .gitversion) || croak "odd; command '$cmd' failed"
 fi