diff --git a/bin/git-contrib b/bin/git-contrib
index 1dbea523d..b6f163473 100755
--- a/bin/git-contrib
+++ b/bin/git-contrib
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ test -z "$user" && echo "user name required." 1>&2 && exit 1
 
 count=`git log --oneline --pretty="format: %an" | grep -- "$user" | wc -l`
 test $count -eq 0 && echo "$user did not contribute." && exit 1
-git shortlog | grep -- "$user (" -A $count
+git shortlog | grep -A $count -- "$user ("