diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index e504f75..7aa63df 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fi
 touch version
 v=`cat version` u=${USER:-root} d=`pwd` h=${HOSTNAME:-`hostname`} t=`date`
 i=`${MAKE:-make} -V KERN_IDENT`
-compiler_v=$($(${MAKE:-make} -V CC) -v 2>&1 | grep 'version')
+compiler_v=$($(${MAKE:-make} -V CC) -v 2>&1 | grep 'version' | tail -n 1)
 
 for dir in /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
 	if [ -x "${dir}/svnversion" ] ; then