diff --git a/src/usr/bin/sbopkg b/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
index add96d5..5dc2a04 100755
--- a/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
+++ b/src/usr/bin/sbopkg
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ INSTALLPKGS=""
 BUILDOPTIONS=""
 SBOPKG_CONF="${SBOPKG_CONF:-/etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf}"
 CWD="$(pwd)"
-SBOVER=svn_r$(grep -m1 '$Id$0 | cut -d " " -f4)
+SBOVER=svn_r$(cat ${0} | grep '$Id: ' | head -1 | \
+sed -e 's/^.*Id: sbopkg \([0-9.]*\) .*$/\1/')
 
 config_check () {
 # Check if config file is there and if so check that it has all