diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
index c1af1d03a9b6..bd0d627421a1 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.110 1998/04/29 18:21:28 imp Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.111 1998/05/20 20:35:35 eivind Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ param.c: $S/conf/param.c
 param.o: param.c Makefile
 	${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${PARAM} param.c
 
-vers.o: $S/sys/param.h ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
+vers.o: ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
 	sh $S/conf/newvers.sh ${KERN_IDENT} ${IDENT}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -c vers.c
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index c1af1d03a9b6..bd0d627421a1 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.110 1998/04/29 18:21:28 imp Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.111 1998/05/20 20:35:35 eivind Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ param.c: $S/conf/param.c
 param.o: param.c Makefile
 	${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${PARAM} param.c
 
-vers.o: $S/sys/param.h ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
+vers.o: ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
 	sh $S/conf/newvers.sh ${KERN_IDENT} ${IDENT}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -c vers.c
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
index cd86bfec53f4..689b1a94c599 100644
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 #	@(#)newvers.sh	8.1 (Berkeley) 4/20/94
-#	$Id: newvers.sh,v 1.34 1997/09/24 04:36:19 jdp Exp $
+#	$Id: newvers.sh,v 1.35 1998/05/20 20:35:39 eivind Exp $
 
 TYPE="FreeBSD"
 REVISION="3.0"
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ if [ "X${SNAPDATE}" != "X" ]; then
 fi
 VERSION="${TYPE} ${RELEASE}"
 
-RELDATE=$(awk '/__FreeBSD_version.*propagated to newvers/ {print $3}' \
-	$(dirname $0)/../sys/param.h)
+RELDATE="300001"
 
 b=share/examples/etc/bsd-style-copyright
 year=`date '+%Y'`
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
index c1af1d03a9b6..bd0d627421a1 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.110 1998/04/29 18:21:28 imp Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.111 1998/05/20 20:35:35 eivind Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ param.c: $S/conf/param.c
 param.o: param.c Makefile
 	${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${PARAM} param.c
 
-vers.o: $S/sys/param.h ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
+vers.o: ${SYSTEM_DEP} ${SYSTEM_SWAP_DEP}
 	sh $S/conf/newvers.sh ${KERN_IDENT} ${IDENT}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -c vers.c
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/param.h b/sys/sys/param.h
index a3fb30acbc4e..37e372d0abc8 100644
--- a/sys/sys/param.h
+++ b/sys/sys/param.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
  *	@(#)param.h	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/4/95
- * $Id: param.h,v 1.28 1998/03/28 10:33:22 bde Exp $
+ * $Id: param.h,v 1.29 1998/05/20 20:35:42 eivind Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _SYS_PARAM_H_
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #define	BSD	199506		/* System version (year & month). */
 #define BSD4_3	1
 #define BSD4_4	1
-#undef __FreeBSD_version
-#define __FreeBSD_version 300001	/* Master version, propagated to newvers */
 
 #ifndef NULL
 #define	NULL	0