diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index ae4366af2f35286351012a1d42b430b0901e639c..df7cd9183b431c4925114ffce3ac166f70eba1e0 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ 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" symbolic-ref --short HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE ${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()
 ENDMACRO (GET_GIT_BRANCH_NAME)
 
 GET_GIT_BRANCH_NAME(GIT_BRANCH_NAME)