diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0db626cecbf..2325ce3b78f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -710,24 +710,21 @@ FIND_FILE(GIT_MARKER index PATHS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
 IF (GIT_MARKER)
   FIND_PROGRAM(GITCOMMAND git PATHS c:/cygwin/bin)
   IF(GITCOMMAND)
-    FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h "")
-    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${GIT_MARKER})
     IF(WIN32)
       ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
         OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
-        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" %%a in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo \#define QGSVERSION \"%%a\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
+        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" %%a in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo \#define QGSVERSION \"%%a\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
         MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${GIT_MARKER}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
       )
     ELSE(WIN32)
+      EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${GIT_MARKER})
+      FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h "")
       ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
         OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
         COMMAND ${GITCOMMAND} log -n1 --pretty=\#define\\ QGSVERSION\\ \\"%h\\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp
         COMMAND ${GITCOMMAND} config remote.$$\(${GITCOMMAND} config branch.$$\(${GITCOMMAND} name-rev --name-only HEAD\).remote\).url | sed -e 's/^/\#define QGS_GIT_REMOTE_URL \"/' -e 's/$$/\"/' >>${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
-        # COMMAND echo \\\#define QGSVERSION \\\"${REVISION}\\\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
-        # COMMAND echo \\\#define QGS_GIT_REMOTE_URL \\\"${GIT_REMOTE_URL}\\\" >>${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h
         MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${GIT_MARKER}
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
       )