3 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c3b13e4be..ad85e5ba8d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py $(qapi-py)
 QGALIB_GEN=$(addprefix qga/qapi-generated/, qga-qapi-types.h qga-qapi-visit.h qga-qmp-commands.h)
 $(qga-obj-y) qemu-ga.o: $(QGALIB_GEN)
 
-qemu-ga$(EXESUF): $(qga-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) $(version-obj-y) libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
+qemu-ga$(EXESUF): $(qga-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
 	$(call LINK, $^)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index eed27df106..aae2696b79 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ coroutine-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += coroutine-win32.o
 
 block-obj-y = async.o thread-pool.o
 block-obj-y += nbd.o block.o blockjob.o
-block-obj-y += $(coroutine-obj-y) $(version-obj-y)
+block-obj-y += $(coroutine-obj-y)
 block-obj-y += main-loop.o iohandler.o qemu-timer.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += aio-posix.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += aio-win32.o
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ common-obj-y += block-migration.o
 common-obj-y += page_cache.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += migration-exec.o migration-unix.o migration-fd.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += version.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += spice-qemu-char.o
 
diff --git a/rules.mak b/rules.mak
index 4297345474..6d82c0d5a0 100644
--- a/rules.mak
+++ b/rules.mak
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ QEMU_CFLAGS += -I$(<D) -I$(@D)
 ifeq ($(LIBTOOL),)
 LIBTOOL = /bin/false
 LINK = $(call quiet-command,$(CC) $(QEMU_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
-       $(sort $(filter %.o, $1)) $(filter-out %.o, $1) \
+       $(sort $(filter %.o, $1)) $(filter-out %.o, $1) $(version-obj-y) \
        $(LIBS),"  LINK  $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 else
 LIBTOOL += $(if $(V),,--quiet)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ LIBTOOL += $(if $(V),,--quiet)
 LINK = $(call quiet-command,\
        $(if $(filter %.lo %.la,$^),$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link --tag=CC \
        )$(CC) $(QEMU_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
-       $(sort $(filter %.o, $1)) $(filter-out %.o, $1) \
+       $(sort $(filter %.o, $1)) $(filter-out %.o, $1) $(version-obj-y) \
        $(LIBS),$(if $(filter %.lo %.la,$^),"lt LINK ", "  LINK  ")"$(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 endif