diff --git a/src/ewf.c b/src/ewf.c
index ed45d5d6..3212404e 100644
--- a/src/ewf.c
+++ b/src/ewf.c
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ static int fewf_nowrite(disk_t *disk_car,const unsigned int count, const void *n
 
 const char*td_ewf_version(void)
 {
-#ifdef LIBEWF_VERSION
+#ifdef LIBEWF_VERSION_STRING
+  return LIBEWF_VERSION_STRING;
+#elif defined(LIBEWF_VERSION)
   return LIBEWF_VERSION;
 #else
   return "available";