diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index c63e6a4..5fbe8dd 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ pkgdesc='Nintendo DS emulator'
 url='http://desmume.org/'
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 license=('GPL')
-pkgver=0.9.11.r800.e29e825d
+_relver=0.9.11
+pkgver=${_relver}.r800.e29e825d
 pkgrel=2
 depends=('gtkglext'
          'libglade'
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ _builddir="${_pkgname}/src/frontend/posix"
 
 pkgver() {
 	cd "${srcdir}/${_pkgname}"
-	git describe --long | sed 's/v//;s/-/./g'
+	echo ${_relver}.r$(git rev-list --count HEAD).$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 }
 
 prepare(){