diff --git a/scripts/getversion.sh b/scripts/getversion.sh
index b6f2bd4c45..d505579f2b 100755
--- a/scripts/getversion.sh
+++ b/scripts/getversion.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ if ghash=$(git rev-parse --short --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null); then
 	fi
 	# avoid putting the -dirty attribute if only the timestamp
 	# changed
-	git status > /dev/null 2>&1
-
 	dirty=$(sh -c "[ '$(git diff-index --name-only HEAD)' ] \
                 && echo '-dirty'")
 	ver="${ver_major}.${ver_branch}.${numcommits}-${ghash}${dirty}"