diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-client.template b/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-client.template
index f8d822660d2..807573e87e7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-client.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-client.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the ${pkgname} client files."
 
+revision=1
 conf_files="/etc/ssh/ssh_config"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-server.template b/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-server.template
index b4f824c7d64..60e7138590b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-server.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/openssh-server.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the ${pkgname} server files."
 
+revision=1
 keep_empty_dirs=yes
 conf_files="/etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/pam.d/sshd"
 openrc_services="sshd default"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 2f045e10155..f90dce74a0c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'openssh'
 pkgname=openssh
 version=5.4p1
+revision=1
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--libexecdir=/usr/libexec/openssh --with-tcp-wrappers