diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index d2ba516fec..2c991a47f6 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" "" BUILD_TIME ${BUILD_TIME})
 message(STATUS "Build time = ${BUILD_TIME}")
 
 MACRO(GET_GIT_BRANCH_NAME GIT_BRANCH_NAME)
-    execute_process(COMMAND "git" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${GIT_BRANCH_NAME})
-    if (GIT_BRANCH_NAME STREQUAL "")
-        execute_process(COMMAND "git" symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${GIT_BRANCH_NAME})
-    endif ()
+    execute_process(COMMAND sh "-c" "git log --decorate | head -n 1 | sed 's/.*(\\(.*\\))/\\1/' | sed 's/.* \\(.*\\),.*/\\1/' | sed 's=[a-zA-Z]*\/==g'"
+                    OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${GIT_BRANCH_NAME})
 ENDMACRO(GET_GIT_BRANCH_NAME)
 
 GET_GIT_BRANCH_NAME(GIT_BRANCH_NAME)