diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 227d1d24b37..3c611d6afa2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
-if test -e $srcdir/.git/HEAD
+if test -e $srcdir/.git
 then
 # Extract the first word of "git", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy git; ac_word=$2
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6978b9090de..eda075dc755 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AC_SUBST(GITVERSION)
 AC_SUBST(GITTAG)
 AC_SUBST(GITBRANCH)
 
-if test -e $srcdir/.git/HEAD
+if test -e $srcdir/.git
 then
 AC_CHECK_PROG(HAS_GIT, git, found, not-found)
 else