diff --git a/scripts/getver.sh b/scripts/getver.sh
index 0659d8004a0..e9a5cca0740 100755
--- a/scripts/getver.sh
+++ b/scripts/getver.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ try_git() {
 		BASE_REV="$(git rev-list ${REBOOT}..HEAD 2>/dev/null | wc -l | awk '{print $1}')"
 		[ $((BASE_REV - GET_REV)) -ge 0 ] && REV="$(git rev-parse HEAD~$((BASE_REV - GET_REV)))"
 		;;
+	*-*-*)  # ISO date format - for approximating when packages were removed or renamed
+		GET_REV="$(git log -n 1 --format="%h" --until "$GET_REV")"
+		;&  # FALLTHROUGH
 	*)
 		BRANCH="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 		ORIGIN="$(git rev-parse --verify --symbolic-full-name ${BRANCH}@{u} 2>/dev/null)"