diff --git a/package-build.el b/package-build.el
index aabd7548..7fd64c7c 100644
--- a/package-build.el
+++ b/package-build.el
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ seconds; the server cuts off after 10 requests in 20 seconds.")
           (delete-directory dir t nil))
         (print "cloning repository")
         (pb/run-process nil "hg" "clone" repo dir)))
-      (apply 'pb/run-process dir "hg" "log" "-l1" (pb/expand-file-list dir config))
+      (apply 'pb/run-process dir "hg" "log" "--style" "compact" "-l1" (pb/expand-file-list dir config))
       (pb/find-parse-time
        "\\([0-9]\\{4\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\} [0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\}\\)"))))