diff --git a/bin/git-count b/bin/git-count
index 4ebd3d4..d77f51d 100755
--- a/bin/git-count
+++ b/bin/git-count
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ if test "$1" = "--all"; then
   echo
 fi
 
-echo total `git log --oneline | wc -l`
+echo total `git rev-list --count HEAD`