diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 31f738d65f1c..da0b3b5157d5 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ static int __init af_rxrpc_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct rxrpc_skb_priv) > sizeof_field(struct sk_buff, cb));
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	rxrpc_gen_version_string();
 	rxrpc_call_jar = kmem_cache_create(
 		"rxrpc_call_jar", sizeof(struct rxrpc_call), 0,
 		SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 5d44dc08f66d..e8e14c6f904d 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ int rxrpc_get_server_data_key(struct rxrpc_connection *, const void *, time64_t,
 /*
  * local_event.c
  */
+void rxrpc_gen_version_string(void);
 void rxrpc_send_version_request(struct rxrpc_local *local,
 				struct rxrpc_host_header *hdr,
 				struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_event.c b/net/rxrpc/local_event.c
index 5e69ea6b233d..993c69f97488 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_event.c
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@
 #include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #include "ar-internal.h"
 
-static const char rxrpc_version_string[65] = "linux-" UTS_RELEASE " AF_RXRPC";
+static char rxrpc_version_string[65]; // "linux-" UTS_RELEASE " AF_RXRPC";
+
+/*
+ * Generate the VERSION packet string.
+ */
+void rxrpc_gen_version_string(void)
+{
+	snprintf(rxrpc_version_string, sizeof(rxrpc_version_string),
+		 "linux-%.49s AF_RXRPC", UTS_RELEASE);
+}
 
 /*
  * Reply to a version request