diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e1a3471..438b36a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ c_args = [
 version = '"@0@"'.format(meson.project_version())
 git = find_program('git', native: true, required: false)
 if git.found()
-	git_commit = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'])
-	git_branch = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'])
+	git_commit = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], check: false)
+	git_branch = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], check: false)
 	if git_commit.returncode() == 0 and git_branch.returncode() == 0
 		version = '"v@0@-@1@ (@2@)"'.format(
 			meson.project_version(),