diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 803a2e0..443ecce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ FEATURES+=-DWANT_FULLSCRAPE
 OPTS_debug=-D_DEBUG -g -ggdb # -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 OPTS_production=-O3
 
-CFLAGS+=-I$(LIBOWFAT_HEADERS) -Wall -pipe -pthread -Wextra -Wincompatible-pointer-types #-ansi -pedantic
+CFLAGS+=-I$(LIBOWFAT_HEADERS) -DGIT_VERSION=$(GIT_VERSION) -Wall -pipe -pthread -Wextra #-ansi -pedantic
 LDFLAGS+=-L$(LIBOWFAT_LIBRARY) -lowfat -pthread -lz
 #LDFLAGS+=-lbsd