diff --git a/contrib/git_id/git_id.cpp b/contrib/git_id/git_id.cpp
index a80d74ed8..029c8bc98 100644
--- a/contrib/git_id/git_id.cpp
+++ b/contrib/git_id/git_id.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool local = false;
 bool do_fetch = false;
 bool do_sql = false;
 bool use_new_index = true;
-
+bool generate_makefile = false;                             // not need for cmake build systems
 // aux
 
 char origins[NUM_REMOTES][MAX_REMOTE];
@@ -910,7 +910,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if(do_sql)
     {
         DO( convert_sql_updates()       );
-        DO( generate_sql_makefile()     );
+        if (generate_makefile)
+            DO( generate_sql_makefile() );
         DO( change_sql_database()       );
         DO( write_rev_sql()             );
     }