1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 836f25ba2a42..aafea46721c1 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,9 +14,17 @@ conflicts=(libnsl)
 source=("git+https://github.com/thkukuk/libnsl.git")
 md5sums=('SKIP')
 
+_commit() {
+  # Convert HEAD into a shortened commit id:
+  git rev-parse --short HEAD
+}
+
 pkgver() {
   cd libnsl
-  git describe --tags | sed 's/-/+/g'
+
+  # Suggestions for improvement welcome!
+  printf '%s.r%s.%s'         \
+  "$(_commit)"
 }
 
 prepare() {