diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index c545408c3..923aabc2d 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -36,15 +36,16 @@ macro(addVersionDefines)
 
     set(CMAKE_RC_FLAGS "${CMAKE_RC_FLAGS} -DPROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR=${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR} -DPROJECT_VERSION_MINOR=${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR} -DPROJECT_VERSION_PATCH=${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH} ")
 
+    set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION})
     if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
-        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION})
+        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING})
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION}-Debug)
+        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}-Debug)
         add_compile_definitions(DEBUG)
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
-        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION}-RelWithDebInfo)
+        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}-RelWithDebInfo)
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "MinSizeRel")
-        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION}-MinSizeRel)
+        set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}-MinSizeRel)
     endif ()
 
     add_compile_definitions(IMHEX_VERSION="${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}")