--- sys/conf/newvers.sh	2011-11-19 00:56:50.795815738 +0100
+++ sys/conf/newvers-patched.sh	2011-11-19 00:58:21.187818982 +0100
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@
 i=`${MAKE:-make} -V KERN_IDENT`
 
 for dir in /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
-	if [ -x "${dir}/svnversion" ] ; then
-		svnversion=${dir}/svnversion
-		break
-	fi
 	if [ -d "${SYSDIR}/../.git" -a -x "${dir}/git" ] ; then
 		git_cmd="${dir}/git --git-dir=${SYSDIR}/../.git"
 		break
 	fi
+	if [ -x "${dir}/svnversion" ] ; then
+		svnversion=${dir}/svnversion
+		break
+	fi
 done
 
 if [ -n "$svnversion" ] ; then