diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a4c631102..13b5743ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ include(GitUtilities)
 if("${SRB2_SDL2_EXE_NAME}" STREQUAL "")
 	# cause a reconfigure if the branch changes
 	get_git_dir(SRB2_GIT_DIR)
-	configure_file("${SRB2_GIT_DIR}/HEAD" HEAD COPYONLY)
+	#configure_file("${SRB2_GIT_DIR}/HEAD" HEAD COPYONLY)
 
 	git_current_branch(SRB2_GIT_REVISION)