--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# succeed if we are in a git repository
+
+srctree="$(dirname $0)/.."
+
+if ! git -C "${srctree}" rev-parse --verify HEAD >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! test -z $(git -C "${srctree}" rev-parse --show-cdup 2>/dev/null); then
+ exit 1
+fi