diff --git a/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake b/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
index 70aaedd706..51468b39b3 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/third_party/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ function(git_describe _var _repo_dir)
 		"-C"
 		${_repo_dir}
 		describe
+		"--always"
 		${hash}
 		${ARGN}
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY