diff --git a/source3/script/mkversion.sh b/source3/script/mkversion.sh
index a55aafcd0c2..ce9d2af4c0d 100755
--- a/source3/script/mkversion.sh
+++ b/source3/script/mkversion.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ if test -n "${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX}";then
     SAMBA_VERSION_STRING="${SAMBA_VERSION_STRING}-${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX}"
     if test -n "${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH}";then
         echo "#define SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH ${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH}" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
+        echo "#define SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH_STRING \"${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH}\"" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
         SAMBA_VERSION_STRING="${SAMBA_VERSION_STRING}-${SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH}"
     fi
 fi
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ cat >>$OUTPUT_FILE<<CEOF
 #else /* SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_FUNCTION */
 #  ifdef SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX
 #    ifdef SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH
-#      define SAMBA_VERSION_STRING SAMBA_VERSION_OFFICIAL_STRING "-" SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX "-" SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH
+#      define SAMBA_VERSION_STRING SAMBA_VERSION_OFFICIAL_STRING "-" SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX "-" SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH_STRING
 #    else /* SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_PATCH */
 #      define SAMBA_VERSION_STRING SAMBA_VERSION_OFFICIAL_STRING "-" SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX
 #    endif /* SAMBA_VERSION_VENDOR_SUFFIX */