diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index 1e5e24bdc6f0..b0ca002b1867 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -88,16 +88,26 @@ 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')
 
-for dir in /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
+if [ -x /usr/bin/svnliteversion ] ; then
+	svnversion=/usr/bin/svnliteversion
+fi
+
+for dir in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
+	if [ ! -z "${svnversion}" ] ; then
+		break
+	fi
 	if [ -x "${dir}/svnversion" ] && [ -z ${svnversion} ] ; then
 		svnversion=${dir}/svnversion
+		break
 	fi
+done
+for dir in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
 	if [ -x "${dir}/p4" ] && [ -z ${p4_cmd} ] ; then
 		p4_cmd=${dir}/p4
 	fi
 done
 if [ -d "${SYSDIR}/../.git" ] ; then
-	for dir in /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
+	for dir in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin; do
 		if [ -x "${dir}/git" ] ; then
 			git_cmd="${dir}/git --git-dir=${SYSDIR}/../.git"
 			break