diff --git a/src/etc/pre-commit.sh b/src/etc/pre-commit.sh
index 5c5922a7e63ec..70b4e9d9908c4 100755
--- a/src/etc/pre-commit.sh
+++ b/src/etc/pre-commit.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@
 
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-ROOT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)";
-COMMAND="$ROOT_DIR/x.py test tidy --bless";
+# https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/77620#issuecomment-705144570
+unset GIT_DIR
+ROOT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+COMMAND="$ROOT_DIR/x.py test tidy --bless"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" || "$OSTYPE" == "win32" ]]; then
   COMMAND="python $COMMAND"
 fi
 
-echo "Running pre-commit script '$COMMAND'";
+echo "Running pre-commit script '$COMMAND'"
 
 cd "$ROOT_DIR"
 
-$COMMAND;
+$COMMAND