diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index 391fbc08f..18bba5fb0 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ char *curly = ":D";
   #include <sys/wait.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef GIT_VERSION
+#if defined(USE_GIT_VERSION) && defined(GIT_VERSION)
 #undef VERSION
 #define VERSION GIT_VERSION
 #endif
diff --git a/winbuild/sgminer.vcxproj b/winbuild/sgminer.vcxproj
index e778b6e47..e6b6ab221 100644
--- a/winbuild/sgminer.vcxproj
+++ b/winbuild/sgminer.vcxproj
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.exe"
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.dll"
 
-        type nul &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
-        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        echo #define USE_GIT_VERSION 1 &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt;&gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
         exit 0
       </Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.exe"
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.dll"
 
-        type nul &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
-        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        echo #define USE_GIT_VERSION 1 &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt;&gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
         exit 0
       </Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.exe"
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.dll"
 
-        type nul &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
-        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        echo #define USE_GIT_VERSION 1 &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt;&gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
         exit 0
       </Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.exe"
         del /f "$(OutDir)*.dll"
 
-        type nul &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
-        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        echo #define USE_GIT_VERSION 1 &gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
+        FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('call git describe "--abbrev=4" --dirty') DO echo #define GIT_VERSION "%%i" &gt;&gt; "$(ProjectDir)dist\include\gitversion.h"
         exit 0
       </Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>