diff --git a/flash.h b/flash.h
index ba201ec01..0da4293f5 100644
--- a/flash.h
+++ b/flash.h
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ int ft2232_spi_write_256(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf);
 
 /* flashrom.c */
 extern int verbose;
+extern const char *flashrom_version;
 #define printf_debug(x...) { if (verbose) printf(x); }
 void map_flash_registers(struct flashchip *flash);
 int read_memmapped(struct flashchip *flash, uint8_t *buf, int start, int len);
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 95db7d9fb..11efd2598 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "flash.h"
 #include "flashchips.h"
 
+const char *flashrom_version = FLASHROM_VERSION;
 char *chip_to_probe = NULL;
 int verbose = 0;
 int programmer = PROGRAMMER_INTERNAL;
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ void usage(const char *name)
 
 void print_version(void)
 {
-	printf("flashrom v%s\n", FLASHROM_VERSION);
+	printf("flashrom v%s\n", flashrom_version);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/print.c b/print.c
index a1dfb8622..9b6ec2a01 100644
--- a/print.c
+++ b/print.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void print_wiki_tables(void)
 {
 	time_t t = time(NULL);
 
-	printf(wiki_header, ctime(&t), FLASHROM_VERSION);
+	printf(wiki_header, ctime(&t), flashrom_version);
 	print_supported_chips_wiki();
 	print_supported_chipsets_wiki();
 	print_supported_boards_wiki();