diff --git a/common/hooks/post-install/05-generate-gitrevs.sh b/common/hooks/post-install/05-generate-gitrevs.sh
index 938dc710a5b..52dc023a887 100644
--- a/common/hooks/post-install/05-generate-gitrevs.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/post-install/05-generate-gitrevs.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ hook() {
 	fi
 
 	cd $XBPS_SRCPKGDIR
-	rev="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+	rev="$(chroot-git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 	echo "${sourcepkg}:${rev}"
 	echo "${sourcepkg}:${rev}" > $GITREVS_FILE
 }
diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 05e90539b13..dc3535ee677 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ check_build_requirements() {
     if [ -z "$XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY" ]; then
         pushd "$PWD" &>/dev/null
         cd $XBPS_DISTDIR
-        _gitbranch="$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
+        _gitbranch="$(chroot-git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)"
         if [ -n "${_gitbranch}" -a "${_gitbranch}" != "master" ]; then
             export XBPS_ALT_REPOSITORY="${_gitbranch}"
             export XBPS_REPOSITORY="${XBPS_REPOSITORY}/${_gitbranch}"