diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 5eec8cc99d..fbe57d5c4a 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ COMPILE_HOSTC = $(call COMPILE,HOSTCC)
 	$(Q)echo '#include "$*.h"' >$@
 
 %.ver: %.v
-	$(M)sed 's/$$MAJOR/$($(basename $(@F))_VERSION_MAJOR)/' $^ | sed -e 's/:/:\
-/' -e 's/; /;\
-/g' > $@
+	$(M)sed 's/MAJOR/$($(basename $(@F))_VERSION_MAJOR)/' $^ > $@
 
 %.c %.h %.ver: TAG = GEN
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/libavcodec.v b/libavcodec/libavcodec.v
index c923cd378f..304c2ef427 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libavcodec.v
+++ b/libavcodec/libavcodec.v
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-LIBAVCODEC_$MAJOR {
-        global: av*;
-                #deprecated, remove after next bump
-                audio_resample;
-                audio_resample_close;
-        local:  *;
+LIBAVCODEC_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        av*;
+        #deprecated, remove after next bump
+        audio_resample;
+        audio_resample_close;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libavdevice/libavdevice.v b/libavdevice/libavdevice.v
index de7278c193..9761617185 100644
--- a/libavdevice/libavdevice.v
+++ b/libavdevice/libavdevice.v
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-LIBAVDEVICE_$MAJOR {
-        global: avdevice_*; av_*;
-        local: *;
+LIBAVDEVICE_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        avdevice_*;
+        av_*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libavfilter/libavfilter.v b/libavfilter/libavfilter.v
index 83e8887080..6518e5fc09 100644
--- a/libavfilter/libavfilter.v
+++ b/libavfilter/libavfilter.v
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-LIBAVFILTER_$MAJOR {
-        global: avfilter_*; av_*;
-        local: *;
+LIBAVFILTER_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        avfilter_*;
+        av_*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libavformat/libavformat.v b/libavformat/libavformat.v
index a00a3093c7..c961cd8f19 100644
--- a/libavformat/libavformat.v
+++ b/libavformat/libavformat.v
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-LIBAVFORMAT_$MAJOR {
-        global: av*;
-                #FIXME those are for ffserver
-                ff_inet_aton;
-                ff_socket_nonblock;
-                ff_rtsp_parse_line;
-                ff_rtp_get_local_rtp_port;
-                ff_rtp_get_local_rtcp_port;
-                ffio_open_dyn_packet_buf;
-                ffio_set_buf_size;
-                ffurl_close;
-                ffurl_open;
-                ffurl_write;
-                #those are deprecated, remove on next bump
-                url_feof;
-        local: *;
+LIBAVFORMAT_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        av*;
+        #FIXME those are for ffserver
+        ff_inet_aton;
+        ff_socket_nonblock;
+        ff_rtsp_parse_line;
+        ff_rtp_get_local_rtp_port;
+        ff_rtp_get_local_rtcp_port;
+        ffio_open_dyn_packet_buf;
+        ffio_set_buf_size;
+        ffurl_close;
+        ffurl_open;
+        ffurl_write;
+        #those are deprecated, remove on next bump
+        url_feof;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libavresample/libavresample.v b/libavresample/libavresample.v
index b8c7c7d2e5..d6fc7512ba 100644
--- a/libavresample/libavresample.v
+++ b/libavresample/libavresample.v
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-LIBAVRESAMPLE_$MAJOR {
-        global: av*;
-        local:  *;
+LIBAVRESAMPLE_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        av*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libavutil/libavutil.v b/libavutil/libavutil.v
index e9f04cba65..fb17058df5 100644
--- a/libavutil/libavutil.v
+++ b/libavutil/libavutil.v
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-LIBAVUTIL_$MAJOR {
-        global: av*;
-        local: *;
+LIBAVUTIL_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        av*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libpostproc/libpostproc.v b/libpostproc/libpostproc.v
index e65d76f4f6..27381c6aca 100644
--- a/libpostproc/libpostproc.v
+++ b/libpostproc/libpostproc.v
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-LIBPOSTPROC_$MAJOR {
-        global: postproc_*; pp_*;
-        local: *;
+LIBPOSTPROC_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        postproc_*;
+        pp_*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libswresample/libswresample.v b/libswresample/libswresample.v
index 0d5efe4706..3b3508d707 100644
--- a/libswresample/libswresample.v
+++ b/libswresample/libswresample.v
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-LIBSWRESAMPLE_$MAJOR {
-        global: swr_*; swresample_*;
-        local: *;
+LIBSWRESAMPLE_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        swr_*;
+        swresample_*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };
diff --git a/libswscale/libswscale.v b/libswscale/libswscale.v
index 8b9a96ae66..96170a16a0 100644
--- a/libswscale/libswscale.v
+++ b/libswscale/libswscale.v
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-LIBSWSCALE_$MAJOR {
-        global: swscale_*; sws_*;
-        local: *;
+LIBSWSCALE_MAJOR {
+    global:
+        swscale_*;
+        sws_*;
+    local:
+        *;
 };