diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
index aef0c6cb1..64a47c8e8 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/git.pm
@@ -982,9 +982,7 @@ sub rcs_revert ($) {
 
 	ensure_committer();
 
-	if (run_or_non('git', 'revert', '--strategy=recursive',
-			'--strategy-option=no-renames',
-			'--no-commit', $sha1)) {
+	if (run_or_non('git', 'revert', '--no-commit', $sha1)) {
 		return undef;
 	}
 	else {