diff --git a/pkgs/servers/consul/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/consul/default.nix
index 41a0bea1cdd..cc566e712c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/consul/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/consul/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
   # Keep consul.ui for backward compatability
   passthru.ui = consul-ui;
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    buildFlagsArray+=("-ldflags" "-X github.com/hashicorp/consul/version.GitDescribe=v${version} -X github.com/hashicorp/consul/version.Version=${version} -X github.com/hashicorp/consul/version.VersionPrerelease=")
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Tool for service discovery, monitoring and configuration";
     homepage = "https://www.consul.io/";