diff --git a/src/gui/Makefile.am b/src/gui/Makefile.am
index 8385555f9..737e33c21 100644
--- a/src/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
 #AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti
-BUILT_SOURCES  = git_version.h
-git_version.h:
+BUILT_SOURCES = version.h
+version.h:
+	@rm -f $@; \
+	echo '#define BUILT_DATE "'`date`'"' > $@
 	@if test -d $(top_srcdir)/.git ; then \
 		pushd $(top_srcdir) ; \
-		GITDESCRIBE=$$(git describe --always --dirty || echo `date`) ; \
+		GITDESCRIBE=$$(git describe --always --dirty || echo 'VCS failed') ; \
 		popd ; \
-		echo "#define GITVERSION \"$${GITDESCRIBE}\" " > git_version.h.tmp ; \
-		if diff -q git_version.h git_version.h.tmp >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then \
-			rm -f git_version.h.tmp ; \
-		else \
-			rm -f git_version.h ; \
-			mv git_version.h.tmp git_version.h ; \
-		fi; \
-	else \
-		rm -f git_version.h; \
-		echo '#define BUILT_DATE "'`date`'"' > git_version.h ; \
+		echo '#define VCS "'$${GITDESCRIBE}'"' >> $@ ; \
 	fi
-noinst_HEADERS = git_version.h
-.PHONY: git_version.h
+noinst_HEADERS = version.h
+.PHONY: version.h
 
 SUBDIRS = bedit components widget
 
diff --git a/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp b/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
index ad33f0d8e..57437c477 100644
--- a/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/imageinfo.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <daemonc/remotecontrol.h>
 #include <system/flashtool.h>
 
-#include "git_version.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #define GIT_DESC "GIT Desc.:"
 #define GIT_REV "GIT Build:"
 #define LICENSEDIR DATADIR "/neutrino/license/"