diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bf065853e5..a2ab967dce 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.0.2-alpha - 2007-??-??
 
   o Minor build issues:
     - Clear up some MIPSPro compiler warnings.
+    - When building from a tarball on a machine that happens to have SVK
+      installed, report the micro-revision as whatever version existed
+      in the tarball, not as "x".
 
 
 Changes in version 0.2.0.1-alpha - 2007-06-01
diff --git a/src/or/Makefile.am b/src/or/Makefile.am
index eb880621a2..497ec3e9be 100644
--- a/src/or/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/or/Makefile.am
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ micro-revision.i: FORCE
 	      fi;						\
 	    fi;							\
 	  done;							\
-	  if test x$$rev != x; then				\
+	  if test x$$rev != xx; then				\
 	    echo \"$$rev\" > micro-revision.tmp;		\
 	  fi;							\
 	fi;							\