diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 71f39410691b..79f7dd57d571 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ scm_version()
 		fi
 
 		# Check for uncommitted changes
-		if git diff-index --name-only HEAD | grep -qv "^scripts/package"; then
+		if git status -uno --porcelain | grep -qv '^.. scripts/package'; then
 			printf '%s' -dirty
 		fi