diff --git a/build/VStudio/version.properties b/build/VStudio/version.properties
index ca988676..5599c230 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/version.properties
+++ b/build/VStudio/version.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         <!-- git revision -->
         <MyGitRoot>$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), .git/HEAD))</MyGitRoot>
         <MyGitHead>$([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($(MyGitRoot)/.git/HEAD).Trim())</MyGitHead>
-        <MyGitRevision Condition="$(MyGitHead.StartsWith(ref: ))">$([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($(MyGitRoot)/.git/$(MyGitHead.Substring(5))).Trim().Substring(0, 7))</MyGitRevision>
+        <MyGitRevision Condition="$(MyGitHead.StartsWith(ref: )) And  Exists('$(MyGitRoot)/.git/$(MyGitHead.Substring(5))')">$([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($(MyGitRoot)/.git/$(MyGitHead.Substring(5))).Trim().Substring(0, 7))</MyGitRevision>
+        <MyGitRevision Condition="$(MyGitHead.StartsWith(ref: )) And !Exists('$(MyGitRoot)/.git/$(MyGitHead.Substring(5))')">$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match($([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($(MyGitRoot)/.git/packed-refs)), '[0-9a-fA-F]{40,}.*$(MyGitHead.Substring(5))').Value.Substring(0, 7))</MyGitRevision>
         <MyGitRevision Condition="!$(MyGitHead.StartsWith(ref: ))">$(MyGitHead.Substring(0, 7))</MyGitRevision>
 
         <MyProductName>WinFsp</MyProductName>