diff --git a/gas/Makefile.in b/gas/Makefile.in
index f812ede359..21d832234f 100644
--- a/gas/Makefile.in
+++ b/gas/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CCLIBFLAGS = -O
 # Version of ar to use when compiling gnulib. 
 OLDAR = ar
 
-version=`$(srcdir)/../gcc$(subdir)/gcc -dumpversion`
+version=`awk '{print substr ($$4, 2, length ($$4) - 3); }' $(srcdir)/version.c`
 
 # Directory where sources are, from where we are.
 srcdir = .
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.in b/ld/Makefile.in
index 2c0aa7060e..6dfab10388 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ srcdir = .
 
 destdir = /usr/local
 
-version=`$(srcdir)/../gcc$(subdir)/gcc -dumpversion`
+version=`awk '{print substr ($$4, 2, length ($$4) - 3); }' $(srcdir)/../gcc/version.c`
 prefix = $(destdir)
 bindir = $(prefix)/bin
 libdir = $(prefix)/lib