diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
 add_executable(drkonqi ${drkonqi_SRCS})
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(drkonqi)
 
-target_compile_definitions(drkonqi PRIVATE -DPROJECT_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
-
 target_link_libraries(drkonqi
     KF5::I18n
     KF5::CoreAddons
diff --git a/src/config-drkonqi.h.cmake b/src/config-drkonqi.h.cmake
--- a/src/config-drkonqi.h.cmake
+++ b/src/config-drkonqi.h.cmake
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 #define HAVE_XMLRPCCLIENT 1
 
 #define DEBUG_PACKAGE_INSTALLER_NAME "@DEBUG_PACKAGE_INSTALLER_NAME@"
+
+#define PROJECT_VERSION "@PROJECT_VERSION@"
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 #endif
 
+#include "config-drkonqi.h"
 #include "drkonqi.h"
 #include "drkonqidialog.h"
 #include "statusnotifier.h"