diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js b/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
index f2978987dc..71a425f0d7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var gitexe = GetGitExe();
 var revision	= GetFirstStdOutLine(gitexe + cmd_revision);
 var describe	= GetFirstStdOutLine(gitexe + cmd_describe);
 var branch		= GetFirstStdOutLine(gitexe + cmd_branch);
-var isMaster    = +("master" == branch);
+var isStable    = +("master" == branch || "stable" == branch);
 
 // remove hash (and trailing "-0" if needed) from description
 describe = describe.replace(/(-0)?-[^-]+(-dirty)?$/, '$2');
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var out_contents =
 	"#define SCM_REV_STR \"" + revision + "\"\n" +
 	"#define SCM_DESC_STR \"" + describe + "\"\n" +
 	"#define SCM_BRANCH_STR \"" + branch + "\"\n" +
-	"#define SCM_IS_MASTER " + isMaster + "\n";
+	"#define SCM_IS_MASTER " + isStable + "\n";
 
 // check if file needs updating
 if (out_contents == GetFileContents(outfile))