diff --git a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
index 30ae63d74da065a31cced0b161708680f39c04c0..09c524105cfa5fca3a5a860bbbed35f5eff84f79 100755
--- a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
+++ b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ generate_email_header()
 	# Generate header
 	cat <<-EOF
 	To: $recipients
-	Subject: ${emailprefix}$projectdesc $refname_type, $short_refname, ${change_type}d. $describe
+	Subject: ${emailprefix}$projectdesc $refname_type $short_refname ${change_type}d. $describe
 	X-Git-Refname: $refname
 	X-Git-Reftype: $refname_type
 	X-Git-Oldrev: $oldrev