diff --git a/app/gimp-version.c b/app/gimp-version.c
index 12605c6..a9083da 100644
--- a/app/gimp-version.c
+++ b/app/gimp-version.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ gimp_version (gboolean be_verbose,
       lib_versions = gimp_library_versions (localized);
       verbose_info = g_strdup_printf ("git-describe: %s\n"
                                       "C compiler:\n%s\n%s",
-                                      GIMP_GIT_VERSION, CC_VERSION,
+                                      GIMP_GIT_VERSION, "@cc_version@",
                                       lib_versions);
       g_free (lib_versions);