diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 5d1a358..3897172 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
         """
         Compute the HEAD revision for the url
         """
-        search = "refs/heads/%s refs/tags/%s^{}" % (ud.unresolvedrev[name], ud.unresolvedrev[name])
+        search = "refs/heads/%s refs/tags/%s refs/tags/%s^{}" % (ud.unresolvedrev[name], ud.unresolvedrev[name], ud.unresolvedrev[name])
         output = self._lsremote(ud, d, search)
         return output.split()[0]