diff --git a/main/enigma.cpp b/main/enigma.cpp
index cb117345723..8a1547ca203 100644
--- a/main/enigma.cpp
+++ b/main/enigma.cpp
@@ -313,9 +313,7 @@ void runMainloop()
 
 const char *getEnigmaVersionString()
 {
-	std::string date = enigma2_date;
-	std::string branch = enigma2_branch;
-	return std::string(date + '-' + branch).c_str();
+	return enigma2_version;
 }
 
 const char *getBoxType()
diff --git a/main/version_info.cpp b/main/version_info.cpp
index f639eb89b60..5dcdbd7af5e 100644
--- a/main/version_info.cpp
+++ b/main/version_info.cpp
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ const char *enigma2_branch = ENIGMA2_BRANCH;
 #endif
 const char *enigma2_rev = ENIGMA2_REV;
 
+const char *enigma2_version = (ENIGMA2_COMMIT_DATE "-" ENIGMA2_BRANCH);
diff --git a/main/version_info.h b/main/version_info.h
index f93cf01a11b..63187e1c243 100644
--- a/main/version_info.h
+++ b/main/version_info.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 extern const char *enigma2_date;
 extern const char *enigma2_branch;
 extern const char *enigma2_rev;
+extern const char *enigma2_version;
 
 #endif