diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index c99dc2cff2..5398198547 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ UPDATECOMMAND_cvs = "/usr/bin/env cvs -d${CVSROOT} update -d -P ${CVSCOOPTS}"
 UPDATECOMMAND_svn = "/usr/bin/env svn update ${SVNCOOPTS}"
 SRCDATE = "${DATE}"
 SRCREV = "${@bb.fetch.get_srcrev(d)}"
+AUTOREV = "${@bb.fetch.get_srcrev(d)}"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://${FILE}"