diff --git a/package/mender/mender.mk b/package/mender/mender.mk
index 1807ccfee0..0224e84a47 100644
--- a/package/mender/mender.mk
+++ b/package/mender/mender.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ MENDER_LICENSE_FILES = \
 
 MENDER_DEPENDENCIES = xz
 
-MENDER_LDFLAGS = -X main.Version=$(MENDER_VERSION)
+MENDER_LDFLAGS = -X github.com/mendersoftware/mender/conf.Version=$(MENDER_VERSION)
 
 MENDER_UPDATE_MODULES_FILES = \
 	directory \