diff --git a/src/base/msfactory.c b/src/base/msfactory.c
index 94a29e5..8771281 100644
--- a/src/base/msfactory.c
+++ b/src/base/msfactory.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void ms_factory_init(MSFactory *obj){
 		ortp_set_log_level_mask(ORTP_LOG_DOMAIN, ORTP_MESSAGE|ORTP_WARNING|ORTP_ERROR|ORTP_FATAL);
 	}
 
-	ms_message("Mediastreamer2 factory " MEDIASTREAMER_VERSION " (git: " GIT_VERSION ") initialized.");
+	ms_message("Mediastreamer2 factory " MEDIASTREAMER_VERSION " (git: unknown) initialized.");
 	/* register builtin MSFilter's */
 	for (i=0;ms_base_filter_descs[i]!=NULL;i++){
 		ms_factory_register_filter(obj,ms_base_filter_descs[i]);