diff --git a/contrib/traceroute/VERSION b/contrib/traceroute/VERSION
index 1892b9267677..15271046d0a7 100644
--- a/contrib/traceroute/VERSION
+++ b/contrib/traceroute/VERSION
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-1.3.2
+1.3.2+FreeBSD
+$FreeBSD$
diff --git a/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile b/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
index bdd65b433623..2342c5b243dd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ CFLAGS+= -I${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}/lbl
 
 version.c: ${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}/VERSION
 	@rm -f ${.TARGET}
-	sed -e 's/.*/char version[] = "&";/' ${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}/VERSION \
+	head -1 ${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}/VERSION | \
+	    sed -e 's/.*/char version[] = "&";/' \
 	    > ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>