diff --git a/hudson.plugins.git.GitTool.xml b/hudson.plugins.git.GitTool.xml
index f40e7124ec1c4e0a9c5f9e7bf74b21632d688db6..008e243ee2c3f5b83787bbdf7de7075c9e0aeafe 100644
--- a/hudson.plugins.git.GitTool.xml
+++ b/hudson.plugins.git.GitTool.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <installations class="hudson.plugins.git.GitTool-array">
     <hudson.plugins.git.GitTool>
       <name>Default</name>
-      <home>git.exe</home>
+      <home>git</home>
       <properties/>
     </hudson.plugins.git.GitTool>
   </installations>