diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
index 209dbb949eb..dbb645e5be2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ static const char copyright[] =
 "@(#) Copyright (c) 1989, 1993\n\
 	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.\n";
 static const char sccsid[] = "@(#)cut.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 5/4/95";
-static const char rcsid[] =
-  "$FreeBSD$";
 #endif /* not lint */
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+__FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <err.h>