diff --git a/build/git_revision.py b/build/git_revision.py
index 5ee807c3a..3976fb301 100755
--- a/build/git_revision.py
+++ b/build/git_revision.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def GetRepositoryVersion(repository):
     repository,
     'rev-parse',
     'HEAD',
-  ])
+  ], shell=True)
 
   return version.strip()