diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 365b3c2b8f43..61ac0b0d9607 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ scm_version()
 
 			# If we don't have a tag at all we print -g{commitish}.
 			else
-				printf '%s%s' -g $head
+				printf '%s%s'
 			fi
 		fi
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ scm_version()
 			git --no-optional-locks status -uno --porcelain 2>/dev/null ||
 			git diff-index --name-only HEAD
 		} | grep -qvE '^(.. )?scripts/package'; then
-			printf '%s' -dirty
+			printf '%s'
 		fi
 
 		# All done with git