diff --git a/cmake_templates/qgsconfig.h.in b/cmake_templates/qgsconfig.h.in
index 55f2279a6b5..a4b17f93b54 100644
--- a/cmake_templates/qgsconfig.h.in
+++ b/cmake_templates/qgsconfig.h.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 //reinstate this more generic approach below at some point though
 //#define VERSION_INT ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}
 #define VERSION_INT ${QGIS_VERSION_INT}
+#define ABISYM(x) x ## ${QGIS_VERSION_INT}
 //used in main.cpp and anywhere else where the release name is needed
 #define RELEASE_NAME "${RELEASE_NAME}"
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsapplication.h b/src/core/qgsapplication.h
index 1122630e890..086900b4759 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsapplication.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsapplication.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 
 #include <qgis.h>
-
-#define ABISYM(x)  x ## VERSION_INT
+#include <qgsconfig.h>
 
 /** \ingroup core
  * Extends QApplication to provide access to QGIS specific resources such