diff --git a/configpm b/configpm
index 8fe498db7e..18158e3494 100755
--- a/configpm
+++ b/configpm
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ i_time='define'
 prototype='define'
 EOT
 
+# Don't lie about PATCHLEVEL and SUBVERSION in %Config
+push @v_others, "PATCHLEVEL='$^V->{version}->[1]'\n";
+push @v_others, "SUBVERSION='$^V->{version}->[2]'\n";
 
 my %seen_quotes;
 {
@@ -237,18 +240,10 @@ my %seen_quotes;
     s/^(\w+)=(true|\d+)\s*$/$1='$2'\n/ or m/^(\w+)='(.*)'$/;
     my($k, $v) = ($1, $2);
 
-    # grandfather PATCHLEVEL and SUBVERSION and CONFIG
-    if ($k) {
-	if ($k eq 'PERL_VERSION') {
-	    push @v_others, "PATCHLEVEL='$v'\n";
-	}
-	elsif ($k eq 'PERL_SUBVERSION') {
-	    push @v_others, "SUBVERSION='$v'\n";
-	}
-	elsif ($k eq 'PERL_CONFIG_SH') {
+    # grandfather CONFIG
+	if ($k && $k eq 'PERL_CONFIG_SH') {
 	    push @v_others, "CONFIG='$v'\n";
 	}
-    }
 
     # We can delimit things in config.sh with either ' or ". 
     unless ($in_v or m/^(\w+)=(['"])(.*\n)/){
@@ -272,6 +267,17 @@ my %seen_quotes;
 
     $val =~ s/$quote\n?\z//;
 
+    # Don't lie about PERL_VERSION variables in %Config
+    if( $k eq 'PERL_VERSION') {
+        $val = $^V->{version}->[1];
+    }
+	elsif ($k eq 'PERL_SUBVERSION') {
+        $val = $^V->{version}->[2];
+    }
+	elsif ($k eq 'PERL_REVISION') {
+        $val = $^V->{version}->[0];
+    }
+
     my $line = "$name=$quote$val$quote\n";
     push(@v_others, $line);
     $seen_quotes{$quote}++;