diff --git a/common/environment/setup/git.sh b/common/environment/setup/git.sh
index 2932624a072..870fa984e05 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/git.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/git.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ if [ -z "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" -a -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 	if $GIT_CMD -C ${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/${basepkg} status -u normal --porcelain template | grep "^?? " &> /dev/null; then
 		export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(stat -c %Y ${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/${basepkg}/template)"
 	else
-		export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$($GIT_CMD log --pretty='%ct' -n1 HEAD)"
+		export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$($GIT_CMD -C ${XBPS_DISTDIR} log --pretty='%ct' -n1 HEAD)"
 	fi
 fi