diff --git a/tools/libfsimage/common/Makefile b/tools/libfsimage/common/Makefile
index 24bc90e73e..0c5a34baea 100644
--- a/tools/libfsimage/common/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libfsimage/common/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 XEN_ROOT = $(CURDIR)/../../..
 include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libfsimage/Rules.mk
 
-MAJOR = 4.16
+MAJOR := $(shell $(XEN_ROOT)/version.sh $(XEN_ROOT)/xen/Makefile)
 MINOR = 0
 
 LDFLAGS-$(CONFIG_SunOS) = -Wl,-M -Wl,mapfile-SunOS