diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 1a36a9b..e279c84 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -2211,10 +2211,9 @@ version.c:  $(wget_SOURCES) ../lib/libgnu.a
 	echo '' >> $@
 	echo '#include "version.h"' >> $@
 	echo 'const char *version_string = "@VERSION@";' >> $@
-	echo 'const char *compilation_string = "'$(COMPILE)'";' \
+	echo 'const char *compilation_string = 0;' \
 	    | $(ESCAPEQUOTE) >> $@
-	echo 'const char *link_string = "'$(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
-	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(wget_LDADD)'";' \
+	echo 'const char *link_string = 0;' \
 	    | $(ESCAPEQUOTE) >> $@
 
 css.c: $(srcdir)/css.l