diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4efb993..3f8f710 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 all:
 	$(CC) -o among-sus $(CFLAGS) \
 		$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && \
-		printf -- '-DVERSION="%s"' "$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" || \
-		printf -- '-DVERSION="unknown"') main.c $(LDFLAGS)
+		printf -- '-DVERSION="%s"' "$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)") \
+		main.c $(LDFLAGS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f among-sus