diff --git a/Modules/Makefile.pre.in b/Modules/Makefile.pre.in
index 2bf081a..67c8601 100644
--- a/Modules/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Modules/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@
 		$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -DPYTHONPATH='"$(PYTHONPATH)"' \
 		      -DPREFIX='"$(prefix)"' \
 		      -DEXEC_PREFIX='"$(exec_prefix)"' \
+		      -DVERSION='"$(VERSION)"' \
+		      -DVPATH='"$(VPATH)"' \
 		      $(srcdir)/getpath.c
 
 config.c Makefile: Makefile.pre config.c.in $(MAKESETUP) Setup Setup.local