diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c21e145..f4a9fae3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ BUILDTAGS ?= selinux seccomp $(shell hack/btrfs_tag.sh) $(shell hack/libdm_tag.s
 BASHINSTALLDIR=${PREFIX}/share/bash-completion/completions
 SELINUXOPT ?= $(shell  test -x /usr/sbin/selinuxenabled && selinuxenabled && echo -Z)
 
-GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+COMMIT_NO := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD 2> /dev/null || true)
+GIT_COMMIT := $(if $(shell git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no),"${COMMIT_NO}-dirty","${COMMIT_NO}")
 BUILD_INFO := $(shell date +%s)
 
 VERSION := ${shell cat ./VERSION}