diff --git a/Meta/lint-commit.sh b/Meta/lint-commit.sh
index 083be28b8e..6242b67299 100755
--- a/Meta/lint-commit.sh
+++ b/Meta/lint-commit.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ fi
 
 line_number=0
 while read -r line; do
+  # break on git cut line, used by git commit --verbose
+  if [[ "$line" == "# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------" ]]; then
+    break
+  fi
+
   # ignore comment lines
   [[ "$line" =~ ^#.* ]] && continue