diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
index 06c828675..533de2fa6 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionGuesser.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class VersionGuesser
                 $featurePrettyVersion = $prettyVersion;
 
                 // try to find the best (nearest) version branch to assume this feature's version
-                $result = $this->guessFeatureVersion($packageConfig, $version, $branches, 'git rev-list -- %candidate%..%branch%', $path, '%candidate%..%branch%');
+                $result = $this->guessFeatureVersion($packageConfig, $version, $branches, 'git rev-list %candidate%..%branch%', $path, '%candidate%..%branch%');
                 $version = $result['version'];
                 $prettyVersion = $result['pretty_version'];
             }
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
index d8952d4b7..292c78946 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionGuesserTest.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
                 'stdout' => "  arbitrary $commitHash Commit message\n* feature $anotherCommitHash Another message\n",
             ),
             array(
-                'cmd' => 'git rev-list -- arbitrary..feature',
+                'cmd' => 'git rev-list arbitrary..feature',
                 'stdout' => "$anotherCommitHash\n",
             ),
         ), true);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
                 'stdout' => "  latest-testing $commitHash Commit message\n* feature $anotherCommitHash Another message\n",
             ),
             array(
-                'cmd' => 'git rev-list -- latest-testing..feature',
+                'cmd' => 'git rev-list latest-testing..feature',
                 'stdout' => "$anotherCommitHash\n",
             ),
         ), true);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class VersionGuesserTest extends TestCase
                         "remotes/origin/1.5 03a15d220da53c52eddd5f32ffca64a7b3801bea Commit message\n",
             ),
             array(
-                'cmd' => 'git rev-list -- remotes/origin/1.5..feature-branch',
+                'cmd' => 'git rev-list remotes/origin/1.5..feature-branch',
                 'stdout' => "\n",
             ),
         ), true);