diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
index 46c3ce1c1b5..05d15e90c8f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/git.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def has_local_mods(module, git_path, dest, bare):
     if bare:
         return False
 
-    cmd = "%s status -s" % (git_path)
+    cmd = "%s status --porcelain" % (git_path)
     rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(cmd, cwd=dest)
     lines = stdout.splitlines()
     lines = filter(lambda c: not re.search('^\\?\\?.*$', c), lines)