diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 1b1807a3..1bd8094f 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ PATCHLEVEL = 4
 SUBLEVEL = 1
 
 ifneq ($(SCM_REV),)
-EXTRAVERSION = -dev-$(SCM_REV)
-endif
-
+RELEASE = $(SCM_REV)
+else
 REL_VERSION=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)
 RELEASE=$(REL_VERSION)$(EXTRAVERSION)
+endif
 
 CPPFLAGS += -D_DEBUG \
 	  -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT \