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diff --git a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
index 56525080c..90ed1ee63 100644
--- a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
@@ -2663,9 +2663,11 @@ function(_ep_add_download_command name)
get_property(git_progress TARGET ${name} PROPERTY _EP_GIT_PROGRESS)
get_property(git_config TARGET ${name} PROPERTY _EP_GIT_CONFIG)
- # Make checkouts quiet when checking out a git hash (this avoids the
- # very noisy detached head message)
- list(PREPEND git_config advice.detachedHead=false)
+ # If git supports it, make checkouts quiet when checking out a git hash.
+ # This avoids the very noisy detached head message.
+ if(GIT_VERSION_STRING VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 1.7.7)
+ list(PREPEND git_config advice.detachedHead=false)
+ endif()
# For the download step, and the git clone operation, only the repository
# should be recorded in a configured RepositoryInfo file. If the repo