diff --git a/headers/private/system/system_revision.h b/headers/private/system/system_revision.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1c612b26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headers/private/system/system_revision.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, Oliver Tappe <zooey@hirschkaefer.de>.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _SYSTEM_SYSTEM_REVISION_H
+#define _SYSTEM_SYSTEM_REVISION_H
+
+
+/** The length of the system revision character array symbol living in libroot
+    and the kernel */
+#define SYSTEM_REVISION_LENGTH 128
+
+
+#endif	/* _SYSTEM_SYSTEM_REVISION_H */
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp b/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
index e35ba006e7..3823355ffc 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <ksystem_info.h>
 #include <system_info.h>
+#include <system_revision.h>
 #include <arch/system_info.h>
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <real_time_clock.h>
 #include <sem.h>
 #include <smp.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <team.h>
 #include <thread.h>
 #include <util/AutoLock.h>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const static char *kKernelName = "kernel_" HAIKU_ARCH;
 
 // Haiku SVN revision. Will be set when copying the kernel to the image.
 // Lives in a separate section so that it can easily be found.
-static char sHaikuRevision[_SYS_NAMELEN]
+static char sHaikuRevision[SYSTEM_REVISION_LENGTH]
 	__attribute__((section("_haiku_revision")));
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
index c4e1d08f93..cc81e61dd2 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/sys/uname.c
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 
 #include <OS.h>
 
+#include <system_revision.h>
+
 
 // Haiku SVN revision. Will be set when copying libroot.so to the image.
 // Lives in a separate section so that it can easily be found.
-static char sHaikuRevision[_SYS_NAMELEN]
+static char sHaikuRevision[SYSTEM_REVISION_LENGTH]
 	__attribute__((section("_haiku_revision")));
 
 
diff --git a/src/tools/Jamfile b/src/tools/Jamfile
index 376563e117..afbff6d33d 100644
--- a/src/tools/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tools/Jamfile
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ MODE on <build>rm_attrs = 755 ;
 
 BuildPlatformMain <build>rmattr : rmattr.cpp : $(HOST_LIBBE) ;
 
+UsePrivateObjectHeaders set_haiku_revision : system : : true ;
 BuildPlatformMain <build>set_haiku_revision : set_haiku_revision.cpp
 	: $(HOST_LIBSTDC++) $(HOST_LIBSUPC++) ;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/set_haiku_revision.cpp b/src/tools/set_haiku_revision.cpp
index 44f9f7f964..5022398448 100644
--- a/src/tools/set_haiku_revision.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/set_haiku_revision.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <system_revision.h>
+
 // We use htonl(), which is defined in <ByteOrder.h> on BeOS R5.
 #ifdef HAIKU_HOST_PLATFORM_BEOS
 	#include <ByteOrder.h>
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ main(int argc, const char* const* argv)
 
 		// write revision string to section
 		elfObject.Write(info.offset, revisionString,
-			std::min(sizeof(utsname::version), strlen(revisionString) + 1),
+			min((size_t)SYSTEM_REVISION_LENGTH, strlen(revisionString) + 1),
 			"Failed to write revision.");
 
 	} catch (Exception exception) {