diff --git a/scripts/beenullify.sh b/scripts/beenullify.sh
index 68c7448f3..4ffa2d570 100755
--- a/scripts/beenullify.sh
+++ b/scripts/beenullify.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ for BEE in "${@+$@}"; do
   $MV $BEE $BE0
   if test -n "$NEWVERSION"; then
     VER=$NEWVERSION
+    REV=0
   fi
   sed -i -e "2 i \\\n# BEE_VERSION $PKG-$VER-$REV" -e 's/\s*$//' $BE0