diff --git a/cmake/Version.cmake b/cmake/Version.cmake
index 93516d584..22cd1b0a3 100644
--- a/cmake/Version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Version.cmake
@@ -139,10 +139,13 @@ else(FORCE_GIT_REVISION)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to parse git revision string '${GIT_REV}'")
       endif(NOT GIT_PARTS)
 
-      list(GET GIT_PARTS 0 GIT_TAGNAME)
-      list(GET GIT_PARTS 1 GIT_COMMITCOUNT)
-      list(GET GIT_PARTS 2 GIT_SHA1)
-      set(HAS_GET_REVISION ON)
+      list(LENGTH GIT_PARTS GIT_PARTS_LENGTH)
+      if(GIT_PARTS_LENGTH EQUAL 3)
+        list(GET GIT_PARTS 0 GIT_TAGNAME)
+        list(GET GIT_PARTS 1 GIT_COMMITCOUNT)
+        list(GET GIT_PARTS 2 GIT_SHA1)
+        set(HAS_GET_REVISION ON)
+      endif(GIT_PARTS_LENGTH EQUAL 3)
     endif(${GIT_INFO_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
   endif(NOT GIT_EXECUTABLE-NOTFOUND)
 endif(FORCE_GIT_REVISION)