diff --git a/Make/makerpms b/Make/makerpms
index b555959be..c75df5ed6 100644
--- a/Make/makerpms
+++ b/Make/makerpms
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ shift;shift; shift;shift; shift;shift; shift;shift;
 INST_DOC=$1
 INST_DATA=$2
 
-REV="`$TOPDIR""/bin/osgversion`"
+REV="`make version`"
 [ -z "$REV" ] && die  "makerpm: requires a functional $TOPDIR/bin/osgversion"
 
 REL=1