diff --git a/lib/capistrano/git.rb b/lib/capistrano/git.rb
index 71b4317e..305cbc4b 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/git.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/git.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Capistrano::Git < Capistrano::SCM
     end
 
     def check
-      git :'ls-remote -h', repo_url
+      git :'ls-remote --heads', repo_url
     end
 
     def clone
diff --git a/spec/lib/capistrano/git_spec.rb b/spec/lib/capistrano/git_spec.rb
index 60d8aa42..0876038b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/capistrano/git_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/capistrano/git_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Capistrano
     describe "#check" do
       it "should test the repo url" do
         context.expects(:repo_url).returns(:url)
-        context.expects(:execute).with(:git, :'ls-remote -h', :url).returns(true)
+        context.expects(:execute).with(:git, :'ls-remote --heads', :url).returns(true)
 
         subject.check
       end