diff --git a/package/runc/runc.mk b/package/runc/runc.mk
index 3d177d23d5..393bd7b22f 100644
--- a/package/runc/runc.mk
+++ b/package/runc/runc.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUNC_SITE = $(call github,opencontainers,runc,v$(RUNC_VERSION))
 RUNC_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 RUNC_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-RUNC_LDFLAGS = -X main.gitCommit=$(RUNC_VERSION)
+RUNC_LDFLAGS = -X main.version=$(RUNC_VERSION)
 RUNC_TAGS = cgo static_build
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP),y)