diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
index d91823d..1ac195f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 def run_git(d, cmd):
         try:
                 oeroot = d.getVar('COREBASE', True)
-                return bb.process.run("git --git-dir %s/.git %s" %(oeroot, cmd))[0].strip('\n')
+                return bb.process.run("git --work-tree %s --git-dir %s/.git %s"
+                                      % (oeroot, oeroot, cmd))[0].strip('\n')
         except:
                 pass