diff --git a/scripts/contributors.sh b/scripts/contributors.sh
index fcaaff8783..db7aab8e02 100755
--- a/scripts/contributors.sh
+++ b/scripts/contributors.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fi
 # sort all unique names
 # awk them into RELEASE-NOTES format
 (
-git log $start..HEAD | \
+git log --use-mailmap $start..HEAD | \
 egrep -ai '(^Author|^Commit|by):' | \
 cut -d: -f2- | \
 cut '-d(' -f1 | \
diff --git a/scripts/contrithanks.sh b/scripts/contrithanks.sh
index 4d6d47a80e..d3dad3e907 100755
--- a/scripts/contrithanks.sh
+++ b/scripts/contrithanks.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 cat ./docs/THANKS
 
 (
-git log $start..HEAD | \
+git log --use-mailmap $start..HEAD | \
 egrep -ai '(^Author|^Commit|by):' | \
 cut -d: -f2- | \
 cut '-d(' -f1 | \