diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 46f2d71..895cc8b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ define TEST_CPPFLAGS
   -I $(TEST_DIR)/$(HDR_DIR)
 endef
 define MCONF_CPPFLAGS
-  $(DISABLE_ASSERTS_OPTS) \
+  $(DISABLE_ASSERTS_OPTS)       \
+  -D SK_VERSION=$(DIST_VERSION) \
   -I $(TOOLS_DIR)/$(MCONF_NAME)/$(HDR_DIR)
 endef
 define SKAP_CPPFLAGS
diff --git a/tools/mconf/src/mconf.c b/tools/mconf/src/mconf.c
index b513226..4a57bae 100644
--- a/tools/mconf/src/mconf.c
+++ b/tools/mconf/src/mconf.c
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 #include <dialog.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
+#define sk_xstr(s) sk_str(s)
+#define sk_str(s) #s
+
 #ifndef SK_VERSION
 #define SK_VERSION "v0.0-UNDEFINED"
 #endif
 #define CONFIG_FILE "config.mk"
-#define TITLE "Sparky " SK_VERSION " Build Configuration"
+#define TITLE "Sparky " sk_xstr(SK_VERSION) " Build Configuration"
 #define PADDING_HEIGHT 8
 #define PADDING_WIDTH 7