diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
index 1f1bc052a6f..64cbdb0ca9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/openscad/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configurePhase = ''
     export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I$(echo ${eigen}/include/eigen*) "
-    qmake PREFIX="$out"
+    qmake PREFIX="$out" VERSION=${version}
   '';
 
   doCheck = false;