--- ./src/init.c.orig	2025-02-08 17:02:45.588607023 -0600
+++ ./src/init.c	2025-02-08 17:03:11.407605594 -0600
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 /*
 Version information is not placed in the top-level Makefile by default
 */
-#ifndef VERSION
 #define VERSION "3.14"
-#endif
 /*
  *		This file is part of the sysvinit suite,
  *		Copyright (C) 1991-2004 Miquel van Smoorenburg.
