diff --git a/tools/describe b/tools/describe
index c4dcf8bb9d..becdc1e5bd 100755
--- a/tools/describe
+++ b/tools/describe
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-git describe --dirty --tags --always --match "[1-9].*"
+git describe --first-parent --dirty --tags --always --match "[1-9].*"