diff --git a/bin/authors b/bin/authors
index 423645c..a8b43fa 100755
--- a/bin/authors
+++ b/bin/authors
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 $WIDTH = 79;
 
+open(LOG, "git ls-files |") || die "popen ls-files";
+while (<LOG>) {
+	chop;
+	$e{$_} = 1;
+}
+close LOG;
+
 open(LOG, "git log --format='%an <%ae>' --name-only --no-merges |") ||
    die "popen log";
 while (<LOG>) {
@@ -22,13 +29,13 @@ while (<LOG>) {
 		undef $last;
 		next;
 	}
-	if (defined $last) {
+	if (defined $e{$last}) {
 		push @{ $f{$last} }, $a;
 		$a{$a} = 1;
 	}
 	$last = $_;
 }
-if (defined $last) {
+if (defined $e{$last}) {
 	push @{ $f{$last} }, $a;
 	$a{$a} = 1;
 }