diff --git a/drivers/gpu/arm/mali400/mali/Kbuild b/drivers/gpu/arm/mali400/mali/Kbuild
index 6ac149a10136..f5e8288df442 100755
--- a/drivers/gpu/arm/mali400/mali/Kbuild
+++ b/drivers/gpu/arm/mali400/mali/Kbuild
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ CHANGED_REVISION := $(shell $(SVN_INFO) | grep '^Last Changed Rev: ' | cut -d: -
 REPO_URL := $(shell $(SVN_INFO) | grep '^URL: ' | cut -d: -f2- | cut -b2-)
 
 else # SVN
-GIT_REV := $(shell cd $(src); git describe --always 2>/dev/null)
+# GIT_REV := $(shell cd $(src); git describe --always 2>/dev/null)
 ifneq ($(GIT_REV),)
 # Git detected
 DRIVER_REV := $(MALI_RELEASE_NAME)-$(GIT_REV)