diff --git a/compile.mk b/compile.mk
index 9624f6ad..edfcee9a 100644
--- a/compile.mk
+++ b/compile.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 VERSION ?= dev
-FLAGS += -DVERSION=$(VERSION)
+FLAGS += -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DVERSION_$(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
 
 # Generate dependency files alongside the object files
 FLAGS += -MMD