diff --git a/dvc/scm/git/__init__.py b/dvc/scm/git/__init__.py
index 3872c8e72e..2d334a6493 100644
--- a/dvc/scm/git/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/scm/git/__init__.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def list_all_commits(self):
     def _install_hook(self, name, cmd):
         command = (
             '[ "$3" = "0" ]'
-            ' || [ -z "$(git ls-files .dvc)" ]'
+            ' || [ -z "$(git ls-files --full-name .dvc)" ]'
             " || exec dvc {}".format(cmd)
         )