diff --git a/common/src/util/mod.rs b/common/src/util/mod.rs
index 83e1aee722..879c82af1e 100644
--- a/common/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 pub const GIT_VERSION: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/githash"));
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref GIT_HASH: &'static str = include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/githash")).split("/").nth(0).expect("failed to retrieve git_hash!");
-    pub static ref GIT_DATE: &'static str = include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/githash")).split("/").nth(1).expect("failed to retrieve git_date!");
+    pub static ref GIT_HASH: &'static str = GIT_VERSION.split("/").nth(0).expect("failed to retrieve git_hash!");
+    pub static ref GIT_DATE: &'static str = GIT_VERSION.split("/").nth(1).expect("failed to retrieve git_date!");
 }
 
 use vek::{Mat3, Rgb, Rgba, Vec3};