diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 752bde8aa..433417826 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-07-26  Felix Zielcke  <fzielcke@z-51.de>
+
+	* util/grub-mkconfig.in (package_version): New variable.
+	Use it do display the version.
+
 2009-07-25  Felix Zielcke  <fzielcke@z-51.de>
 
 	* kern/file.c (grub_file_open): Revert to previous check with
diff --git a/util/grub-mkconfig.in b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
index 4eb7dd2ae..75a07e698 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkconfig.in
+++ b/util/grub-mkconfig.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 sbindir=@sbindir@
 libdir=@libdir@
 sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
+package_version=@PACKAGE_VERSION@
 grub_prefix=`echo /boot/grub | sed ${transform}`
 grub_cfg=""
 grub_mkconfig_dir=${sysconfdir}/grub.d
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ for option in "$@"; do
 	usage
 	exit 0 ;;
     -v | --version)
-	echo "$0 (GNU GRUB ${PACKAGE_VERSION})"
+	echo "$0 (GNU GRUB ${package_version})"
 	exit 0 ;;
     -o)
 	shift