diff --git a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
index 7f37cea131..e05a6dee38 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
+++ b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYSVINIT_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 SYSVINIT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 SYSVINIT_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 
-SYSVINIT_MAKE_OPTS = SYSROOT=$(STAGING_DIR)
+SYSVINIT_MAKE_OPTS = SYSROOT=$(STAGING_DIR) VERSION=$(SYSVINIT_VERSION)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSELINUX),y)
 SYSVINIT_DEPENDENCIES += libselinux