diff --git a/cfg/global_vars.mk b/cfg/global_vars.mk
index cff9872..3d65601 100644
--- a/cfg/global_vars.mk
+++ b/cfg/global_vars.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Version
 TOXIC_VERSION = 0.5.2
-REV = $(shell if which git &>/dev/null ; then git rev-list HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || echo -n "error" ; else echo -n "error" ; fi)
-ifneq ($(REV), error)
-	VERSION = $(TOXIC_VERSION)_r$(REV)
-else
+REV = $(shell git rev-list HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || echo -n "error")
+ifneq (, $(findstring error, $(REV)))
 	VERSION = $(TOXIC_VERSION)
+else
+	VERSION = $(TOXIC_VERSION)_r$(REV)
 endif
 
 # Project directories