diff --git a/Dist/install_git_hooks.ps1 b/Dist/install_git_hooks.ps1
index 51022a0532..82ebc335b9 100755
--- a/Dist/install_git_hooks.ps1
+++ b/Dist/install_git_hooks.ps1
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ if (Test-Path $targetDir -PathType Container) { # is Git repo
 	$PSCommandFilename = Split-Path $PSCommandPath -Leaf
 	$shimChecksum = (Get-FileHash "$PSScriptRoot/git_hook_shim.sh").Hash
 	foreach ($f in Get-ChildItem "$PSScriptRoot/git_hooks") {
-		$target = Join-Path $targetDir (Split-Path $f -LeafBase)
+		$hook = Split-Path $f -LeafBase
+		$target = Join-Path $targetDir $hook
 		if (!(Test-Path $target -PathType Leaf)) { # target file doesn't exist
-			echo "[$PSCommandFilename] creating Git hook $($f.Name)"
+			echo "[$PSCommandFilename] creating Git hook $hook"
 			Copy-Item "$PSScriptRoot/git_hook_shim.sh" $target
 			#TODO use symlinks on Linux
 		} elseif ((Get-FileHash $target).Hash -ne $shimChecksum) { # files differ
 			$head = Get-Content $target -TotalCount 3
-			echo "[$PSCommandFilename] found existing Git hook $($f.Name), please resolve conflict manually"
+			echo "[$PSCommandFilename] found existing Git hook $hook, please resolve conflict manually"
 			exit 1
 		}
 		# else no-op