1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ccd84f4..5e24313 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ EOF
 
 gen_config_hdr()
 {
-	local _version="`git describe --always`"
+	local _version=""
 	local _have_libpcap=""
 	local _have_libgeoip=""
 	local _have_libz=""
@@ -515,6 +515,13 @@ gen_config_hdr()
 
 	echo "[*] Generating config.h ... "
 
+	git rev-parse > /dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ "$?" == "0" ] ; then
+		_version="`git describe --always`"
+	else
+		_version="(none)"
+	fi
+
 	if [ "$HAVE_LIBPCAP" == "1" ] ; then
 		_have_libpcap="#define HAVE_TCPDUMP_LIKE_FILTER 1"
 	fi