diff --git a/contrib/git-descr.sh b/contrib/git-descr.sh
index 96a993095bd68620419cb13954a0f757daa2b881..28db83abc08c0ba893e2a94d5afa3552fbeafb9e 100755
--- a/contrib/git-descr.sh
+++ b/contrib/git-descr.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 short=no
 long=no
-c=master
+c=HEAD
 
 for arg in "$@"
 do