diff --git a/common/vsprops/preBuild.cmd b/common/vsprops/preBuild.cmd
index 6be1a3a4d..509b0b4b3 100644
--- a/common/vsprops/preBuild.cmd
+++ b/common/vsprops/preBuild.cmd
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ IF "%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%" == "" do (
 
 set PATH=%PATH%;"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Git\bin"
 
-rem Test if git is available for this repo
+FOR /F "delims=+" %%i IN ('"git show -s --format=%%%ci HEAD"') do (
+  set REV3=%%i
+)
+
+set REV2=%REV3: =%
+set REV1=%REV2:-=%
+set REV=%REV1::=%
+
 git show -s
 if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   echo Automatic version detection unavailable.
@@ -35,14 +42,6 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   echo #define SVN_MODS 0 >> "%CD%\svnrev.h"
   echo set SVN_REV=0 > "%CD%\postBuild.inc.cmd"
 ) else (
-
-  FOR /F "delims=+" %%i IN ('"git show -s --format=%%%ci HEAD"') do (
-    set REV3=%%i
-  )
-  set REV2=%REV3: =%
-  set REV1=%REV2:-=%
-  set REV=%REV1::=%
-
   echo #define SVN_REV %REV%ll > "%CD%\svnrev.h"
   echo #define SVN_MODS 0 /* Not implemented at the moment. */ >> "%CD%\svnrev.h"
   echo set SVN_REV=%REV% > "%CD%\postBuild.inc.cmd"