diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 64b310ce..d4ddb4b8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ fi
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(e16, $E_PKG_VER_REV)
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(E_PKG_VERSION, "$E_PKG_VERSION", [Version])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(E_PKG_VER_REV, "$E_PKG_VER_REV", [Version, Revision])
 AC_SUBST(E_PKG_VERSION)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(E_PKG_REVISION, "$E_PKG_REVISION", [Revision])
-AC_SUBST(E_PKG_REVISION)
 AC_SUBST(E_RPM_REVISION)
 
 # reasonable guesses for where stuff is installed
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c88a878b..d5d2dc84 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 const char          e_wm_name[] = "Enlightenment";
-
-#ifdef E_PKG_REVISION
-const char          e_wm_version[] = E_PKG_VERSION "-" E_PKG_REVISION;
-#else
-const char          e_wm_version[] = E_PKG_VERSION;
-#endif
+const char          e_wm_version[] = E_PKG_VER_REV;
 const char          e_wm_date[] = E_CHECKOUT_DATE;
 
 Display            *disp;