diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 95e55ac45a8a..7aeca8b517b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@ SVN=   ${_P}/${_S}
 . endfor
 .endif
 SVNFLAGS?=	-r HEAD
+.if !defined(VCS_REVISION) && empty(VCS_REVISION)
+_VCS_REVISION?=	$$(eval ${SVNVERSION_CMD} ${SRCDIR})
+. if !empty(_VCS_REVISION)
+VCS_REVISION=	$$(echo r${_VCS_REVISION})
+. endif
+.endif
 
 .if !defined(OSRELDATE)
 .if exists(/usr/include/osreldate.h)
@@ -1626,9 +1632,10 @@ create-world-package-${pkgname}: .PHONY
 	@awk -F\" ' \
 		/^name/ { printf("===> Creating %s-", $$2); next } \
 		/^version/ { print $$2; next } \
-		' ${WSTAGEDIR}/${pkgname}.ucl ;
+		' ${WSTAGEDIR}/${pkgname}.ucl
 	@if [ "${pkgname}" == "runtime" ]; then \
 		sed -i '' -e "s/%KERNCONF%/${INSTALLKERNEL:tl}/" ${WSTAGEDIR}/${pkgname}.ucl ; \
+		sed -i '' -e "s/%VCS_REVISION%/${VCS_REVISION}/" ${WSTAGEDIR}/${pkgname}.ucl ; \
 	fi
 	${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/bin/sh -o ALLOW_BASE_SHLIBS=yes \
 		create -M ${WSTAGEDIR}/${pkgname}.ucl \
@@ -1658,6 +1665,7 @@ create-kernel-packages-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}: _pkgbootstrap
 		-e "s/%DESC%/FreeBSD ${INSTALLKERNEL} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${cap_arg}/g" \
 		-e "s/%PWD_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${pwd_arg}/g" \
+		-e "s/ %VCS_REVISION%/${VCS_REVISION}/" \
 		${SRCDIR}/release/packages/kernel.ucl \
 		> ${KSTAGEDIR}/${DISTDIR}/kernel.${INSTALLKERNEL}${flavor}.ucl ; \
 	awk -F\" ' \
@@ -1692,6 +1700,7 @@ create-kernel-packages-extra-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}-${_kerne
 		-e "s/%DESC%/FreeBSD ${_kernel} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${cap_arg}/g" \
 		-e "s/%PWD_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${pwd_arg}/g" \
+		-e "s/ %VCS_REVISION%/${VCS_REVISION}/" \
 		${SRCDIR}/release/packages/kernel.ucl \
 		> ${KSTAGEDIR}/kernel.${_kernel}/kernel.${_kernel}${flavor}.ucl ; \
 	awk -F\" ' \
diff --git a/release/packages/kernel.ucl b/release/packages/kernel.ucl
index 487e03456d21..1df0de07a196 100644
--- a/release/packages/kernel.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/kernel.ucl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name = "FreeBSD-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
-comment = "%COMMENT%"
+comment = "%COMMENT% %VCS_REVISION%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "re@FreeBSD.org"
 www = "https://www.FreeBSD.org"
diff --git a/release/packages/runtime.ucl b/release/packages/runtime.ucl
index 4d7d0fc14f60..b819be14f758 100644
--- a/release/packages/runtime.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/runtime.ucl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 name = "FreeBSD-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
-comment = "%COMMENT%"
+comment = "%COMMENT% %VCS_REVISION%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "re@FreeBSD.org"
 www = "https://www.FreeBSD.org"
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index fd4ba874c596..cb94b8f96e7d 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -233,6 +233,17 @@ 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