diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
index 7c72582cbc..81e27c2d1f 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_xbmc
@@ -32,16 +32,19 @@ echo "getting sources..."
   cd $DEST_DIR-latest
     git pull
 
-echo "getting version..."
-  GIT_REV=`git log -n1 --format=%h`
-  echo $GIT_REV
+    echo "getting version..."
+      GIT_REV=`git log -n1 --format=%h`
+      echo $GIT_REV
   cd ..
-  PKG_VERSION="$GIT_REV"
+
+  if [ -z "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then
+      PKG_VERSION="$GIT_REV"
+  fi
 
 echo "copying sources..."
   rm -rf $PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION
   cp -R $DEST_DIR-latest $PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION
-  echo "$GIT_REV" > $PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION/git.version
+  echo "$GIT_REV" > $PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION/VERSION
 
 echo "cleaning sources..."
   rm -rf $PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION/.git