diff --git a/pri/defs.pri b/pri/defs.pri
index dea4629df..de9ac2ce3 100644
--- a/pri/defs.pri
+++ b/pri/defs.pri
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DISTFILES += ../../resources/scripts/uncrustify/uncrustify.cfg
 CODECFORTR  = UTF-8
 CODECFORSRC = UTF-8
 
-exists(.git) {
+exists($PWD/../../.git) {
   APP_REVISION = $$system(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 }
 
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ equals(USE_WEBENGINE, false) {
   APP_REVISION = $$sprintf('%1-%2', $$APP_REVISION, nowebengine)
 }
 
-DEFINES *= APP_REVISION='"\\\"$$APP_REVISION\\\""'
\ No newline at end of file
+DEFINES *= APP_REVISION='"\\\"$$APP_REVISION\\\""'