diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
index 950fe723dc..976a966083 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class GitApplyTree(PatchTree):
         reporoot = (runcmd("git rev-parse --show-toplevel".split(), self.dir) or '').strip()
         if not reporoot:
             raise Exception("Cannot get repository root for directory %s" % self.dir)
-        hooks_dir = os.path.join(reporoot, '.git', 'hooks')
+        hooks_dir = runcmd("git rev-parse --git-path hooks".split())
         hooks_dir_backup = hooks_dir + '.devtool-orig'
         if os.path.lexists(hooks_dir_backup):
             raise Exception("Git hooks backup directory already exists: %s" % hooks_dir_backup)