diff --git a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
index 9b71029b2b..06ebe8dd54 100644
--- a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function(write_svnrev_h)
         string(REGEX REPLACE "[%:\\-]" "" PCSX2_WC_TIME "${PCSX2_WC_TIME}")
         string(REGEX REPLACE "([0-9]+) ([0-9]+).*" "\\1\\2" PCSX2_WC_TIME "${PCSX2_WC_TIME}")
 
-        EXECUTE_PROCESS(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe
+        EXECUTE_PROCESS(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --always
             OUTPUT_VARIABLE PCSX2_GIT_REV
             OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
     endif()