diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 3c627cb..512f09a 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 #define PRODUCT_STRING PRODUCT "/" VERSION
 #else
 #define REVISION "(git: " GIT_REVISION ")"
+#ifdef GIT_VERSION
+#define PRODUCT_STRING PRODUCT "/" GIT_VERSION
+#else
 #define PRODUCT_STRING PRODUCT "/" VERSION " " REVISION
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifndef COPYRIGHT
 #define COPYRIGHT "Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Jan Vidar Krey <janvidar@extatic.org>"