diff --git a/devkit-power-gobject/dkp-version.h.in b/devkit-power-gobject/dkp-version.h.in
index 3f61935..528cda4 100644
--- a/devkit-power-gobject/dkp-version.h.in
+++ b/devkit-power-gobject/dkp-version.h.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /* compile time version
  */
-#define DKP_COMPILE_VERSION				(@VERSION@)
+#define DKP_COMPILE_VERSION				(0x@VERSION@)
 
 /* check whether a the version is above the compile time version.
  */