diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index a8ebf6ac..e454e3d9 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ version.h: stamp-vh
 
 stamp-vh: $(top_builddir)/configure.in
 	@echo "/*" > ver.tmp
-	@echo " *  ver.tmp" >> ver.tmp
+	@echo " *  version.h" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo " */" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo "" >> ver.tmp
-	@echo "#define SND_LIB_VERSION		$(SND_LIB_VERSION)" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo "#define SND_LIB_MAJOR		$(SND_LIB_MAJOR)" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo "#define SND_LIB_MINOR		$(SND_LIB_MINOR)" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo "#define SND_LIB_SUBMINOR	$(SND_LIB_SUBMINOR)" >> ver.tmp
+	@echo "#define SND_LIB_VERSION		((SND_LIB_MAJOR<<16)|\\" >> ver.tmp
+	@echo "				 (SND_LIB_MINOR<<8)|\\" >> ver.tmp
+	@echo "				  SND_LIB_SUBMINOR)" >> ver.tmp
+	@echo "#define SND_LIB_VERSION_STR	\"$(SND_LIB_VERSION)\"" >> ver.tmp
 	@echo >> ver.tmp
 	@cmp -s version.h ver.tmp \
           || (echo "Updating version.h"; \