diff --git a/compiler/Makefile b/compiler/Makefile
index 42bbf0b844..5f1cf13d93 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile
+++ b/compiler/Makefile
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ insdat: insdatx86 insdatarm
 regdatarm : arm/armreg.dat
 	    $(COMPILER) -FE$(COMPILERUTILSDIR) $(COMPILERUTILSDIR)/mkarmreg.pp
 	cd arm && ../utils/mkarmreg$(SRCEXEEXT)
-revision.inc : FORCE
+revision.inc :
 ifneq ($(REVSTR),)
 ifdef USEZIPWRAPPER
 ifneq ($(ECHOREDIR),echo)
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@ else
 	$(ECHOREDIR) "'$(REVSTR)'" > revision.inc
 endif
 else
-	$(MAKE) revision.inc REVSTR="exported"
+	$(MAKE) revision.inc REVINC=force
 endif
 $(EXENAME) : $(wildcard *.pas) $(wildcard *.inc) msg \
 	     $(wildcard systems/*.pas) $(wilcard systems/*.inc) \
diff --git a/compiler/Makefile.fpc b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
index 5337ae675a..652188f643 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ regdatarm : arm/armreg.dat
         cd arm && ../utils/mkarmreg$(SRCEXEEXT)
 
 # revision.inc rule
-revision.inc : FORCE
+revision.inc :
 ifneq ($(REVSTR),)
 ifdef USEZIPWRAPPER
 ifneq ($(ECHOREDIR),echo)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ else
         $(ECHOREDIR) "'$(REVSTR)'" > revision.inc
 endif
 else
-	$(MAKE) revision.inc REVSTR="exported"
+	$(MAKE) revision.inc REVINC=force
 endif
 
 # Make only the compiler