diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index c363f4d26cf..4831c70e07b 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ function getSettingsSearchBuildId(packageJson) {
 			/\/master$/.test(branch) ? 1 :
 			2; // Some unexpected branch
 
-		const out = cp.execSync(`git rev-list master --count`);
+		const out = cp.execSync(`git rev-list HEAD --count`);
 		const count = parseInt(out.toString());
 
 		// <version number><commit count><branchId (avoid unlikely conflicts)>