diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c7b4aa2..8fbd18bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ HAVE_LINTER := $(shell command -v $(LINT_BIN) 2> /dev/null)
 
 BTCD_DIR :=${GOPATH}/src/$(BTCD_PKG)
 
-COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
-LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-X main.Commit=$(COMMIT)"
+COMMIT := $(shell git describe --abbrev=40 --dirty --broken)
+LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-X $(PKG)/build.Commit=$(COMMIT)"
 
 GLIDE_COMMIT := 84607742b10f492430762d038e954236bbaf23f7
 BTCD_COMMIT := $(shell cat Gopkg.toml | \