diff --git a/cmake/version.cmake b/cmake/version.cmake
index 4c6e9d5..43d1573 100644
--- a/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ execute_process(
 	COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" -C bgfx rev-list --count HEAD
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 	OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_REV_COUNT
-	ERROR_QUIET
+	OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET
 )
 
 # read version(100) from bgfx.idl