diff --git a/build/get-version.sh b/build/get-version.sh
index 376a5c73039..5e8ad88de5a 100755
--- a/build/get-version.sh
+++ b/build/get-version.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ elif test "$1" = "major"; then
 elif test "$1" = "mmn"; then
   echo ${mmn}
 elif test "$1" = "epoch"; then
-  printf "%03d" ${major} ${minor} ${patch}
+  printf "%02d%02d%03d" ${major} ${minor} ${patch}
 elif test "$1" = "libtool"; then
   # Yes, ${minor}:${patch}:${minor} is correct due to libtool idiocy.
   echo ${minor}:${patch}:${minor}