diff --git a/src/clientversion.cpp b/src/clientversion.cpp
index b3414fdb4b..0d070c45e2 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.cpp
+++ b/src/clientversion.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
 
 //! git will put "#define GIT_ARCHIVE 1" on the next line inside archives. $Format:%n#define GIT_ARCHIVE 1$
 #ifdef GIT_ARCHIVE
-#define GIT_COMMIT_ID "$Format:%h$"
+#define GIT_COMMIT_ID "$Format:%H$"
 #define GIT_COMMIT_DATE "$Format:%cD$"
 #endif