diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 770f1445a0..9be2ceb1a0 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ case "$OS" in
 	year=`echo $LS | awk -F" " '{print $9}'`
 	last_cvs_update="${year}${month}${day}-${hour}:${minute}"
 	;;
-     Darwin) 
-	# Darwin/BSD 'date -r' does not print modification time
-	LS=`ls -lT CVS/Entries`
+     Darwin|*BSD) 
+	# BSD 'date -r' does not print modification time
+	# LANG=C sets month/day order and English language in the date string
+	LS=`LANG=C ls -lT CVS/Entries`
 	year=`echo $LS | cut -d' ' -f9 | cut -c 3-4`
 	month=`echo $LS | awk -F" " '{printf "%.2d", \
-		(index("JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec",$7)+2)/3}'`
-	day=`echo $LS | cut -d' ' -f6`
+		(index("JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec",$6)+2)/3}'`
+	day=`echo $LS | cut -d' ' -f7`
 	hour=`echo $LS | cut -d' ' -f8 | cut -d: -f1`
 	minute=`echo $LS | cut -d' ' -f8 | cut -d: -f2`
 	last_cvs_update="${year}${month}${day}-${hour}:${minute}"