diff --git a/Doit b/Doit
index ab5b4be3c3..1f8ea9c086 100755
--- a/Doit
+++ b/Doit
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ do
 		continue
 	}
 
-	if	installed=$($HOME/git-$v/bin/git version) &&
+	if	installed=$($HOME/git-$branch/bin/git version) &&
 		{
 			version=$(expr "$installed" : '.*\.g\([0-9a-f]*\)$') ||
 			version=v$(expr "$installed" : 'git version \(.*\)')
diff --git a/V b/V
index 5386aee106..d23bc59f05 100755
--- a/V
+++ b/V
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ do
 	else
 		in="" out="" installed="	$installed"
 	fi
-	echo "$in$v$out	$(git-describe $v)$installed"
+	echo "$in$v$out	$(git-describe refs/heads/$v)$installed"
 done