diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d611b79..ece36c4b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ add_custom_target(git_revision_h
 )
 else(WIN32)
 add_custom_target(git_revision_h
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/makegit
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/makegit > ${GIT_REVISION_TMP}
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${GIT_REVISION_TMP} ${GIT_REVISION}
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove ${GIT_REVISION_TMP}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/
diff --git a/makegit b/makegit
old mode 100644
new mode 100755