diff --git a/include/uv-version.h b/include/uv-version.h
index 3372212c..0159469a 100644
--- a/include/uv-version.h
+++ b/include/uv-version.h
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
 #define UV_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1
 #define UV_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
 
+#define UV_VERSION_HEX  ((UV_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | \
+                         (UV_VERSION_MINOR <<  8) | \
+                         (UV_VERSION_PATCH))
+
 #endif /* UV_VERSION_H */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ff91a460..686dedd9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "uv.h"
 
-#define UV_VERSION  ((UV_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | \
-                     (UV_VERSION_MINOR <<  8) | \
-                     (UV_VERSION_PATCH))
-
 #define UV_STRINGIFY(v) UV_STRINGIFY_HELPER(v)
 #define UV_STRINGIFY_HELPER(v) #v
 
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@
 
 
 unsigned int uv_version(void) {
-  return UV_VERSION;
+  return UV_VERSION_HEX;
 }