diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index 4ef1c4f508..d311491e49 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ static int delete_tag(const char *name, const char *ref,
 static int verify_tag(const char *name, const char *ref,
 				const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
-	const char *argv_verify_tag[] = {"git-verify-tag",
+	const char *argv_verify_tag[] = {"verify-tag",
 					"-v", "SHA1_HEX", NULL};
 	argv_verify_tag[2] = sha1_to_hex(sha1);
 
-	if (run_command_v_opt(argv_verify_tag, 0))
+	if (run_command_v_opt(argv_verify_tag, RUN_GIT_CMD))
 		return error("could not verify the tag '%s'", name);
 	return 0;
 }