diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f52402b24d..fdce392929 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ command-list.h: $(wildcard Documentation/git*.txt)
 hook-list.h: generate-hooklist.sh Documentation/githooks.txt
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(SHELL_PATH) ./generate-hooklist.sh >$@
 
-SCRIPT_DEFINES = $(SHELL_PATH_SQ):$(DIFF_SQ):$(GIT_VERSION):\
+SCRIPT_DEFINES = $(SHELL_PATH_SQ):$(DIFF_SQ):\
 	$(localedir_SQ):$(NO_CURL):$(USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME):$(SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ):\
 	$(gitwebdir_SQ):$(PERL_PATH_SQ):$(SANE_TEXT_GREP):$(PAGER_ENV):\
 	$(perllibdir_SQ)