--- a/devices/Makefile	Tue Apr 11 14:39:17 2006 +0000
+++ b/devices/Makefile	Wed Apr 12 10:40:32 2006 +0000
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 
 ec_8139too-objs := 8139too.o
 
-REV = `svnversion $(src)`
-DATE = `date`
-
+REV := $(shell svnversion $(src))
+DATE := $(shell date)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS = -DEC_REV="$(REV)" -DEC_USER="$(USER)" -DEC_DATE="$(DATE)"
 
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