diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index 81afb5cfcd..b864b54a44 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ sub cmt_metadata {
 
 sub working_head_info {
 	my ($head, $refs) = @_;
-	my @args = ('log', '--no-color', '--first-parent');
+	my @args = ('log', '--no-color', '--first-parent', '--pretty=medium');
 	my ($fh, $ctx) = command_output_pipe(@args, $head);
 	my $hash;
 	my %max;