diff --git a/tools/github_stats.py b/tools/github_stats.py
index d05f27c858d..41659e5f894 100644
--- a/tools/github_stats.py
+++ b/tools/github_stats.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def report(issues, show_urls=False):
         cmd = ['git', 'log', '--oneline', since_tag]
         ncommits = len(check_output(cmd).splitlines())
 
-        author_cmd = ['git', 'log', '--use-mailmap', "--format='* %aN'", since_tag]
+        author_cmd = ['git', 'log', "--format='* %aN'", since_tag]
         all_authors = check_output(author_cmd).decode('utf-8', 'replace').splitlines()
         unique_authors = sorted(set(all_authors), key=lambda s: s.lower())
         print("The following %i authors contributed %i commits." % (len(unique_authors), ncommits))