diff --git a/lib/version.c b/lib/version.c
index f957f085d8..01c2a315e5 100644
--- a/lib/version.c
+++ b/lib/version.c
@@ -211,8 +211,12 @@ char *curl_version(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LIBPSL
-  msnprintf(psl_version, sizeof(psl_version), "libpsl/%s", psl_get_version());
-  src[i++] = psl_version;
+  {
+    int num = psl_check_version_number(0);
+    msnprintf(psl_version, sizeof(psl_version), "libpsl/%d.%d.%d",
+              num >> 16, (num >> 8) & 0xff, num & 0xff);
+    src[i++] = psl_version;
+  }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_SSH