diff --git a/make/scripts/generate-symbol-data.sh b/make/scripts/generate-symbol-data.sh
index 3ce684041dc..56aa8016dd6 100644
--- a/make/scripts/generate-symbol-data.sh
+++ b/make/scripts/generate-symbol-data.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if [ ! -f symbols ] ; then
     exit 1
 fi;
 
-if [ "`hg status .`x" != "x" ] ; then
+if [ "`git status --porcelain=v1 .`x" != "x" ] ; then
     echo "The make/data/symbols directory contains local changes!" >&2
     exit 1
 fi;