diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta/conf/distro/poky.conf
index 6966fedc78..88e5864645 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ SRCDATE_libsyncml = "20070529"
 SRCDATE_matchbox-applet-light = "20070529"
 SRCDATE_fstests = "20070529"
 SRCDATE_test-xvideo ?= "20070619"
+SRCDATE_abiword ?= "20070130"
 
 #
 # Preferred Versions:
diff --git a/meta/packages/abiword/abiword_cvs.bb b/meta/packages/abiword/abiword_cvs.bb
index 7c000d6d45..e0e3bd7d60 100644
--- a/meta/packages/abiword/abiword_cvs.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/abiword/abiword_cvs.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require abiword.inc
 
-SRCDATE="20070130"
 PV="2.5.0+cvs${SRCDATE}"
 PR = "r3"