diff --git a/sys/conf/newvers.sh b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
--- a/sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ b/sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@
 if [ -n "$git_cmd" ] ; then
 	git=$($git_cmd rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 	if [ "$($git_cmd rev-parse --is-shallow-repository)" = false ] ; then
-		git_cnt=$($git_cmd rev-list --count HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+		git_cnt=$($git_cmd rev-list --first-parent --count HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 		if [ -n "$git_cnt" ] ; then
-			git="c${git_cnt}-g${git}"
+			git="n${git_cnt}-${git}"
 		fi
 	fi
 	git_b=$($git_cmd rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)