diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8ff9287..5a8b28c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ endif
 version = '@0@'.format(meson.project_version())
 git = find_program('git', native: true, required: false)
 if git.found()
-  git_commit = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], check: true)
-  git_branch = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], check: true)
+  git_commit = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], check: false)
+  git_branch = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], check: false)
   if git_commit.returncode() == 0 and git_branch.returncode() == 0
     version = '@0@-@1@ (branch \'@2@\')'.format(
       meson.project_version(),