diff --git a/Modules/getpath.c b/Modules/getpath.c
index 1841c76b..ee97271 100644
--- a/Modules/getpath.c
+++ b/Modules/getpath.c
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef VERSION
+#if defined(__VMS)
+#define VERSION "2_1"
+#else
 #define VERSION "2.1"
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifndef VPATH
 #define VPATH "."