1diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
2index ab794165..0cbd047f 100644
3--- a/Makefile
4+++ b/Makefile
5@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ PREFIX?=$(shell pwd)
6 # Add to compile time flags
7 NOTARY_PKG := github.com/theupdateframework/notary
8 NOTARY_VERSION := $(shell cat NOTARY_VERSION)
9-GITCOMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
10-GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES := $(shell git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)
11+GITCOMMIT ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
12+GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES :=
13 ifneq ($(GITUNTRACKEDCHANGES),)
14 GITCOMMIT := $(GITCOMMIT)-dirty
15 endif