diff --git a/extra/contributors/contributors.factor b/extra/contributors/contributors.factor
index 73bee76c0a..97f4edc521 100755
--- a/extra/contributors/contributors.factor
+++ b/extra/contributors/contributors.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ IN: contributors
 
 : changelog ( -- authors )
     image parent-directory [
-        "git log --pretty=format:%an" ascii <process-reader> stream-lines
+        "git log --no-merges --pretty=format:%an" ascii <process-reader> stream-lines
     ] with-directory ;
 
 : patch-counts ( authors -- assoc )