diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 39dfd474b3..df33fb6aeb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             bb.note("Could not list remote: %s" % str(e))
             return pupver
 
+        rev_tag_re = re.compile(r"([0-9a-f]{40})\s+refs/tags/(.*)")
         pver_re = re.compile(d.getVar('UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX') or r"(?P<pver>([0-9][\.|_]?)+)")
         nonrel_re = re.compile(r"(alpha|beta|rc|final)+")
 
@@ -841,7 +842,12 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             if not line:
                 break
 
-            tag = line.split("/")[-1]
+            m = rev_tag_re.match(line)
+            if not m:
+                continue
+
+            (revision, tag) = m.groups()
+
             # Ignore non-released branches
             if nonrel_re.search(tag):
                 continue
@@ -857,7 +863,6 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
                 continue
 
             verstring = pver
-            revision = line.split()[0]
             pupver = (verstring, revision)
 
         return pupver
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index ca869fb24c..5ed5b5607f 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -1420,6 +1420,8 @@ class FetchLatestVersionTest(FetcherTest):
             : "1.3.59",
         ("remake", "git://github.com/rocky/remake.git;protocol=https;branch=master", "f05508e521987c8494c92d9c2871aec46307d51d", r"(?P<pver>(\d+\.(\d+\.)*\d*(\+dbg\d+(\.\d+)*)*))", "")
             : "3.82+dbg0.9",
+        ("sysdig", "git://github.com/draios/sysdig.git;branch=dev;protocol=https", "4fb6288275f567f63515df0ff0a6518043ecfa9b", r"^(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)", "10.0.0")
+            : "0.28.0",
     }
 
     test_wget_uris = {