diff --git a/core/.changelog.d/1620.fixed b/core/.changelog.d/1620.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9700add1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/.changelog.d/1620.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Unify Features.revision reporting with legacy
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index e78fdba4c..97ef9ab57 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ FIRMWARE_P1_MAXSIZE = 786432
 FIRMWARE_P2_MAXSIZE = 917504
 FIRMWARE_MAXSIZE    = 1703936
 
-GITREV=$(shell git describe --always --dirty | tr '-' '_')
-CFLAGS += -DGITREV=$(GITREV)
+CFLAGS += -DSCM_REVISION='\"$(shell git rev-parse HEAD | sed 's:\(..\):\\x\1:g')\"'
 
 TESTPATH = $(CURDIR)/../tests
 
diff --git a/core/embed/extmod/modtrezorutils/modtrezorutils.c b/core/embed/extmod/modtrezorutils/modtrezorutils.c
index 421e6ca73..c76165709 100644
--- a/core/embed/extmod/modtrezorutils/modtrezorutils.c
+++ b/core/embed/extmod/modtrezorutils/modtrezorutils.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "py/objstr.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
 #include "version.h"
@@ -115,10 +116,13 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mod_trezorutils_halt(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(mod_trezorutils_halt_obj, 0, 1,
                                            mod_trezorutils_halt);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_str_t mod_trezorutils_revision_obj = {
+    {&mp_type_bytes}, 0, sizeof(SCM_REVISION) - 1, (const byte *)SCM_REVISION};
+
 #define PASTER(s) MP_QSTR_##s
 #define MP_QSTR(s) PASTER(s)
 
-/// GITREV: str
+/// SCM_REVISION: bytes
 /// VERSION_MAJOR: int
 /// VERSION_MINOR: int
 /// VERSION_PATCH: int
@@ -132,7 +136,8 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t mp_module_trezorutils_globals_table[] = {
     {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_memcpy), MP_ROM_PTR(&mod_trezorutils_memcpy_obj)},
     {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_halt), MP_ROM_PTR(&mod_trezorutils_halt_obj)},
     // various built-in constants
-    {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_GITREV), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR(GITREV))},
+    {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_SCM_REVISION),
+     MP_ROM_PTR(&mod_trezorutils_revision_obj)},
     {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_VERSION_MAJOR), MP_ROM_INT(VERSION_MAJOR)},
     {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_VERSION_MINOR), MP_ROM_INT(VERSION_MINOR)},
     {MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_VERSION_PATCH), MP_ROM_INT(VERSION_PATCH)},
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/common.c b/core/embed/trezorhal/common.c
index cf20f07cc..55f9f9005 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/common.c
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/common.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ __fatal_error(const char *expr, const char *msg, const char *file, int line,
   if (func) {
     display_printf("func: %s\n", func);
   }
-#ifdef GITREV
-  display_printf("rev : %s\n", XSTR(GITREV));
+#ifdef SCM_REVISION
+  const uint8_t *rev = (const uint8_t *)SCM_REVISION;
+  display_printf("rev : %02x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", rev[0], rev[1], rev[2], rev[3],
+                 rev[4]);
 #endif
   display_printf("\nPlease contact Trezor support.\n");
   shutdown();
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/common.h b/core/embed/trezorhal/common.h
index d46bfb6e2..bcdaca919 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/common.h
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/common.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "secbool.h"
 
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-#define STR(s) #s
-
 #ifndef MIN_8bits
 #define MIN_8bits(a, b)                  \
   ({                                     \
diff --git a/core/embed/unix/common.c b/core/embed/unix/common.c
index 370245232..8538422a6 100644
--- a/core/embed/unix/common.c
+++ b/core/embed/unix/common.c
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ __fatal_error(const char *expr, const char *msg, const char *file, int line,
     display_printf("func: %s\n", func);
     printf("func: %s\n", func);
   }
-#ifdef GITREV
-  display_printf("rev : %s\n", XSTR(GITREV));
-  printf("rev : %s\n", XSTR(GITREV));
+#ifdef SCM_REVISION
+  const uint8_t *rev = (const uint8_t *)SCM_REVISION;
+  display_printf("rev : %02x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", rev[0], rev[1], rev[2], rev[3],
+                 rev[4]);
+  printf("rev : %02x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n", rev[0], rev[1], rev[2], rev[3],
+         rev[4]);
 #endif
   display_printf("\n\n\nHint:\nIsn't the emulator already running?\n");
   printf("Hint:\nIsn't the emulator already running?\n");
diff --git a/core/embed/unix/common.h b/core/embed/unix/common.h
index 071df5733..f7040876c 100644
--- a/core/embed/unix/common.h
+++ b/core/embed/unix/common.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "secbool.h"
 
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-#define STR(s) #s
-
 #ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(a, b)       \
   ({                    \
diff --git a/core/mocks/generated/trezorutils.pyi b/core/mocks/generated/trezorutils.pyi
index 820508f13..cce8392e3 100644
--- a/core/mocks/generated/trezorutils.pyi
+++ b/core/mocks/generated/trezorutils.pyi
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def halt(msg: str | None = None) -> None:
     """
     Halts execution.
     """
-GITREV: str
+SCM_REVISION: bytes
 VERSION_MAJOR: int
 VERSION_MINOR: int
 VERSION_PATCH: int
diff --git a/core/src/apps/base.py b/core/src/apps/base.py
index 490c0b2a9..16b8ee966 100644
--- a/core/src/apps/base.py
+++ b/core/src/apps/base.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def get_features() -> Features:
         major_version=utils.VERSION_MAJOR,
         minor_version=utils.VERSION_MINOR,
         patch_version=utils.VERSION_PATCH,
-        revision=utils.GITREV.encode(),
+        revision=utils.SCM_REVISION,
         model=utils.MODEL,
         device_id=storage.device.get_device_id(),
         label=storage.device.get_label(),
diff --git a/core/src/trezor/utils.py b/core/src/trezor/utils.py
index d076975d9..26039f6ba 100644
--- a/core/src/trezor/utils.py
+++ b/core/src/trezor/utils.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import sys
 from trezorutils import (  # noqa: F401
     BITCOIN_ONLY,
     EMULATOR,
-    GITREV,
     MODEL,
+    SCM_REVISION,
     VERSION_MAJOR,
     VERSION_MINOR,
     VERSION_PATCH,