diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils.py b/lib/ansible/utils.py
index 2f2f63196bd..4a9c046248a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils.py
@@ -326,9 +326,10 @@ def _gitinfo():
     if os.path.exists(repo_path):
         ''' Check if the .git is a file. If it is a file, it means that we are in a submodule structure. '''
         if os.path.isfile(repo_path):
+            repo_path = repo_path.split('.git')[0]
             central_gitdir = yaml.load(open(repo_path))['gitdir'].split('.git')[0]
             ''' There is a posibility the .git file to have an absolute path. '''
-            repo_path = os.path.join(os.path.relpath(central_gitdir), '.git')
+            repo_path = os.path.join(repo_path, os.path.relpath(central_gitdir), '.git')
         f = open(os.path.join(repo_path, "HEAD"))
         branch = f.readline().split('/')[-1].rstrip("\n")
         f.close()