--- src/Makefile.in.orig	Wed Dec 17 17:36:08 2008
+++ src/Makefile.in	Wed Dec 17 17:36:24 2008
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 var = @var@
-REVISION := $(shell if test -e .svn; then echo -DREV=\"`LC_ALL=C svn info | sed -n '/^Rev/p'| sed -e 's/^Revision:\ //'`\"; fi;)
+REVISION := `if test -e .svn; then echo -DREV=\"\`LC_ALL=C svn info | sed -n '/^Rev/p'| sed -e 's/^Revision:\ //'\`\"; fi;`
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(datadir)/locale\" $(REVISION)
 kanatest_SOURCES = about.c about.h \
 				   chart.c chart.h \
