diff --git a/emacs/mu4e-version.el.in b/emacs/mu4e-version.el.in
index 421dea16..05d6b6e1 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e-version.el.in
+++ b/emacs/mu4e-version.el.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;; auto-generated
-(defconst mu4e-mu-version "@PACKAGE_STRING@"
+(defconst mu4e-mu-version "@VERSION@"
   "Required mu binary version; mu4e's verson must agree with
   this.")