diff --git a/commit.go b/commit.go
index 39dc844..f259aac 100644
--- a/commit.go
+++ b/commit.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func commitsCount(repoPath, revision, relpath string) (int64, error) {
 	}
 
 	if isFallback {
-		return int64(len(strings.Split(stdout, "\n"))), nil
+		return int64(strings.Count(stdout, "\n")) + 1, nil
 	}
 	return strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(stdout), 10, 64)
 }