diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 2075db0..6bd5221 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@
     %VCS_cmds = %VCS_cmds_hg;
     return 2 if eval $VCS_cmds{"available"};
     %VCS_cmds = ();
-    if (!$printed_novcs) {
+    if (!$printed_novcs && $email_git) {
 	warn("$P: No supported VCS found.  Add --nogit to options?\n");
 	warn("Using a git repository produces better results.\n");
 	warn("Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:\n");