diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb64d02..93e822f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ LDLIBS = -lm -lfl $(LIBS_GTK)
 YACC = bison -y
 YYFLAGS = -v
 
-SVN_VERSION=$(shell svn info | sed '/Last Changed Rev: /s///p;d')
+SVN_VERSION=$(shell svn info -R | sed '/Last Changed Rev: /s///p;d' | \
+    sort -r | sed 1q)
 SVN_STATUS=$(shell [ -z "`svn status -q`" ] || echo +)