diff --git a/src/patchelf.cc b/src/patchelf.cc
index 47d95c3d..d02bc491 100644
--- a/src/patchelf.cc
+++ b/src/patchelf.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
 #include "elf.h"
 
+#ifndef PACKAGE_STRING                          \
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "patchelf"
+#endif
 
 static bool debugMode = false;