diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index a242df17e69e..bcc46f2115e2 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -350,6 +350,16 @@ SVN=   ${_P}/${_S}
 .endif
 SVNFLAGS?=	-r HEAD
 .if !defined(VCS_REVISION) && empty(VCS_REVISION)
+.if !defined(SVNVERSION_CMD) && empty(SVNVERSION_CMD)
+. for _D in ${PATH:S,:, ,g}
+.  if exists(${_D}/svnversion)
+SVNVERSION_CMD?=${_D}/svnversion
+.  endif
+.  if exists(${_D}/svnliteversion)
+SVNVERSION_CMD?=${_D}/svnliteversion
+.  endif
+. endfor
+.endif
 _VCS_REVISION?=	$$(eval ${SVNVERSION_CMD} ${SRCDIR})
 . if !empty(_VCS_REVISION)
 VCS_REVISION=	$$(echo r${_VCS_REVISION})
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 07bad561acc7..70103c00555f 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -230,17 +230,6 @@ XZ_CMD?=	xz -T ${XZ_THREADS}
 XZ_CMD?=	xz
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(SVNVERSION_CMD) && empty(SVNVERSION_CMD)
-. for _D in ${PATH:S,:, ,g}
-.  if exists(${_D}/svnversion)
-SVNVERSION_CMD?=${_D}/svnversion
-.  endif
-.  if exists(${_D}/svnliteversion)
-SVNVERSION_CMD?=${_D}/svnliteversion
-.  endif
-. endfor
-.endif
-
 PKG_CMD?=	pkg
 
 # Pointer to the top directory into which tests are installed.  Should not be