diff --git a/xen/Makefile b/xen/Makefile
index 209c7adc1e..6f0e1ff561 100644
--- a/xen/Makefile
+++ b/xen/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ include/xen/compile.h:
 	@LANG=C echo \#define XEN_SUBVERSION\ \ \ $(XEN_SUBVERSION) >> $@
 	@LANG=C echo \#define XEN_EXTRAVERSION \"$(XEN_EXTRAVERSION)\" >> $@
 	@LANG=C echo >> $@
+	@LANG=C echo \#define XEN_CHANGESET \"`bk changes -nd':D: :T: :REV: :MD5KEY:' -r+ 2>/dev/null || echo "information unavailable"`\" >> $@
+	@LANG=C echo >> $@
 	@LANG=C echo \#define XEN_BANNER \\ >> $@
 	cd ./figlet && make && ./figlet Xen $(XEN_VERSION).$(XEN_SUBVERSION)$(XEN_EXTRAVERSION) 1>>../$@ && cd ..
 	@LANG=C echo >> $@
diff --git a/xen/common/kernel.c b/xen/common/kernel.c
index 9687f8c020..29e2488875 100644
--- a/xen/common/kernel.c
+++ b/xen/common/kernel.c
@@ -195,10 +195,11 @@ void cmain(multiboot_info_t *mbi)
     printk(XEN_BANNER);
     printk(" http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/netos/xen\n");
     printk(" University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory\n\n");
-    printk(" Xen version %d.%d%s (%s@%s) (%s) %s\n\n",
+    printk(" Xen version %d.%d%s (%s@%s) (%s) %s\n",
            XEN_VERSION, XEN_SUBVERSION, XEN_EXTRAVERSION,
            XEN_COMPILE_BY, XEN_COMPILE_DOMAIN,
            XEN_COMPILER, XEN_COMPILE_DATE);
+    printk(" Latest ChangeSet: %s\n\n", XEN_CHANGESET);
     set_printk_prefix("(XEN) ");
 
     /* We require memory and module information. */