diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 0deeb5cee1..842f1c6896 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             for name in ud.names:
                 ud.unresolvedrev[name] = 'HEAD'
 
-        ud.basecmd = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_git") or "git -c gc.autoDetach=false -c core.pager=cat"
+        ud.basecmd = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_git") or "git -c gc.autoDetach=false -c core.pager=cat -c safe.bareRepository=all"
 
         write_tarballs = d.getVar("BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS") or "0"
         ud.write_tarballs = write_tarballs != "0" or ud.rebaseable
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
 
             logger.info("Creating tarball of git repository")
             with create_atomic(ud.fullmirror) as tfile:
-                mtime = runfetchcmd("git log --all -1 --format=%cD", d,
+                mtime = runfetchcmd("{} log --all -1 --format=%cD".format(ud.basecmd), d,
                         quiet=True, workdir=ud.clonedir)
                 runfetchcmd("tar -czf %s --owner oe:0 --group oe:0 --mtime \"%s\" ."
                         % (tfile, mtime), d, workdir=ud.clonedir)