diff --git a/src/usr/sbin/sbopkg b/src/usr/sbin/sbopkg
index 2823667..961de91 100755
--- a/src/usr/sbin/sbopkg
+++ b/src/usr/sbin/sbopkg
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ unset BUILDPKGS INSTALLPKGS BUILDOPTIONS LAST_USER_QUEUE_ON_DISK QUIET
 SBOPKG_CONF="${SBOPKG_CONF:-/etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf}"
 SBOPKG_RENAMES="${SBOPKG_RENAMES:-/etc/sbopkg/sbopkg-renames}"
 CWD="$(pwd)"
-SBOVER=svn_r$(cat ${0} | grep '$Id: ' | head -1 | \
-    sed -e 's/^.*Id: sbopkg \([0-9.]*\) .*$/\1/')
+SBOVER=svn_r$(cut -d' ' -f2 <<<"\$Revision$")
 
 dialog_refresh_workaround() {
     # Dialog has refresh problems on some terminals (currently known are