diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00542d10b..54b270c23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pyenv:
 .PHONY: buildhash
 buildhash:
 	oldhash=$$(test -f meta/buildhash && cat meta/buildhash || true); \
-	newhash=$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD); \
+	newhash=$$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD); \
 	if [ "$$oldhash" != "$$newhash" ]; then \
 		echo $$newhash > meta/buildhash; \
 	fi
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ fix:
 add-buildhash:
 	@ver=$$(cat meta/version); \
 	hash=$$(cat meta/buildhash); \
-	rename "s/-$${ver}-/-$${ver}+$${hash}-/" dist/*-$$ver-*
\ No newline at end of file
+	rename "s/-$${ver}-/-$${ver}+$${hash}-/" dist/*-$$ver-*