diff --git a/SconsTests/utils.py b/SconsTests/utils.py
index 2ade1d6368..9b0ce04930 100644
--- a/SconsTests/utils.py
+++ b/SconsTests/utils.py
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ def GenerateRevFile(flavour, template, output):
     except:
         svnrev = ""
         
-    revstr = '"' + svnrev + "-" + flavour + '"'
-    tmpstr = open(template, "r").read().replace("$WCMODS?\"$WCREV$M\":\"$WCREV$\"$",revstr)
+    revstr = svnrev + "-" + flavour
+    tmpstr = open(template, "r").read().replace("$WCMODS?$WCREV$M:$WCREV$$",revstr)
     outfile = open(output, 'w') 
     outfile.write(tmpstr +"\n")
     outfile.close()
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
index b63737e458..9d1bb27bef 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/svnrev_template.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #define SVN_REV $WCREV$
-#define SVN_REV_STR $WCMODS?"$WCREV$M":"$WCREV$"$
+#define SVN_REV_STR "$WCMODS?$WCREV$M:$WCREV$$"