diff --git a/src/msvcbuild.bat b/src/msvcbuild.bat
index 44781e10..1f60b8f4 100644
--- a/src/msvcbuild.bat
+++ b/src/msvcbuild.bat
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if exist minilua.exe.manifest^
 minilua %DASM% -LN %DASMFLAGS% -o host\buildvm_arch.h vm_x86.dasc
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BAD
 
-git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt
+if exist ..\.git ( git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt ) else ( type ..\.relver >luajit_relver.txt )
 minilua host\genversion.lua
 
 %LJCOMPILE% /I "." /I %DASMDIR% host\buildvm*.c
diff --git a/src/ps4build.bat b/src/ps4build.bat
index 306b06ef..5ae92171 100644
--- a/src/ps4build.bat
+++ b/src/ps4build.bat
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if exist minilua.exe.manifest^
 minilua %DASM% -LN %DASMFLAGS% -o host\buildvm_arch.h vm_x86.dasc
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BAD
 
-git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt
+if exist ..\.git ( git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt ) else ( type ..\.relver >luajit_relver.txt )
 minilua host\genversion.lua
 
 %LJCOMPILE% /I "." /I %DASMDIR% -DLUAJIT_TARGET=LUAJIT_ARCH_X64 -DLUAJIT_OS=LUAJIT_OS_OTHER -DLUAJIT_DISABLE_JIT -DLUAJIT_DISABLE_FFI -DLUAJIT_NO_UNWIND host\buildvm*.c
diff --git a/src/psvitabuild.bat b/src/psvitabuild.bat
index 9be485ae..132fed0a 100644
--- a/src/psvitabuild.bat
+++ b/src/psvitabuild.bat
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if exist minilua.exe.manifest^
 minilua %DASM% -LN %DASMFLAGS% -o host\buildvm_arch.h vm_arm.dasc
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BAD
 
-git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt
+if exist ..\.git ( git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt ) else ( type ..\.relver >luajit_relver.txt )
 minilua host\genversion.lua
 
 %LJCOMPILE% /I "." /I %DASMDIR% -DLUAJIT_TARGET=LUAJIT_ARCH_ARM -DLUAJIT_OS=LUAJIT_OS_OTHER -DLUAJIT_DISABLE_JIT -DLUAJIT_DISABLE_FFI -DLJ_TARGET_PSVITA=1 host\buildvm*.c
diff --git a/src/xedkbuild.bat b/src/xedkbuild.bat
index 145219c8..b07f3bc2 100644
--- a/src/xedkbuild.bat
+++ b/src/xedkbuild.bat
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if exist minilua.exe.manifest^
 minilua %DASM% -LN %DASMFLAGS% -o host\buildvm_arch.h vm_ppc.dasc
 @if errorlevel 1 goto :BAD
 
-git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt
+if exist ..\.git ( git show -s --format=%%ct >luajit_relver.txt ) else ( type ..\.relver >luajit_relver.txt )
 minilua host\genversion.lua
 
 %LJCOMPILE% /I "." /I %DASMDIR% /D_XBOX_VER=200 /DLUAJIT_TARGET=LUAJIT_ARCH_PPC  host\buildvm*.c