diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 75f6dc28ead..14da3087589 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5029,7 +5029,9 @@ if test "$GIT" != "no" ; then
    if test -z "$GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE"; then
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE=`date -u +%FT%T%z | sed 's/\(..\)$/:\1/'`
    fi
-elif test "$ac_cv_file_include_VERSION_GIT" == "yes"; then
+fi
+if test $GRASS_VERSION_GIT == "exported" && \
+   test "$ac_cv_file_include_VERSION_GIT" == "yes"; then
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_HASH=$(sed -n 1p "${GRASS_VERSION_GIT_FILE}")
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE=$(sed -n 2p "${GRASS_VERSION_GIT_FILE}")
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e405a699cc5..763b9c53064 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ if test "$GIT" != "no" ; then
    if test -z "$GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE"; then
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE=`date -u +%FT%T%z | sed 's/\(..\)$/:\1/'`
    fi
-elif test "$ac_cv_file_include_VERSION_GIT" == "yes"; then
+fi
+if test $GRASS_VERSION_GIT == "exported" && \
+   test "$ac_cv_file_include_VERSION_GIT" == "yes"; then
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_HASH=$(sed -n 1p "${GRASS_VERSION_GIT_FILE}")
       GRASS_HEADERS_GIT_DATE=$(sed -n 2p "${GRASS_VERSION_GIT_FILE}")
 fi