diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc3bcda..715a9c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ USE_SVN=
 ifeq ($(wildcard .svn),.svn)
   SVN_REV=$(shell LANG=C svnversion .)
   ifneq ($(SVN_REV),)
-    SVN_VERSION=$(VERSION)_SVN$(SVN_REV)
+    SVN_VERSION=$(SVN_REV)
     USE_SVN=1
   endif
 endif