diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index e4b2ad4..411bedf 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ else
 	t=`date`
 fi
 i=`${MAKE:-make} -V KERN_IDENT`
-compiler_v=$($(${MAKE:-make} -V CC) -v 2>&1 | grep -w 'version')
+compiler_v=$($(${MAKE:-make} -V CC) -v 2>&1 | grep 'version' | tail -n 1)
 
 for dir in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
 	if [ ! -z "${svnversion}" ] ; then