diff --git a/findversion.sh b/findversion.sh
--- a/findversion.sh
+++ b/findversion.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ROOT_DIR=`pwd`
 # Determine if we are using a modified version
 # Assume the dir is not modified
 MODIFIED="0"
-if [ -d "$ROOT_DIR/.git" ]; then
+if [ -d "$ROOT_DIR/.git" ] || [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/.git" ]; then
 	# We are a git checkout
 	# Refresh the index to make sure file stat info is in sync, then look for modifications
 	git update-index --refresh >/dev/null