diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2097bcd6f6..4e30d951cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ $(switch_builddir)/quiet_libtool: $(switch_builddir)/libtool
 build/print_git_revision: build/print_git_revision.c
 	$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
+src/switch_version.c: src/include/switch_version.h
+
 src/include/switch_version.h: src/include/switch_version.h.in Makefile build/print_git_revision $(libfreeswitch_la_SOURCES) $(library_include_HEADERS)
 	@cat $< > $@; \
 	if [ -d .git ] && [ -n "$$(which git)" ]; then \