diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 4594f33..f32a04c 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "execute_cmd" => \&git_execute_cmd,
     "available" => '(which("git") ne "") && (-d ".git")',
     "find_signers_cmd" =>
-	"git log --no-color --since=\$email_git_since " .
+	"git log --no-color --follow --since=\$email_git_since " .
 	    '--format="GitCommit: %H%n' .
 		      'GitAuthor: %an <%ae>%n' .
 		      'GitDate: %aD%n' .