diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 5c28989e68..b8b2c27784 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET), retroarch_3ds)
    OBJ += frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.o
 endif
-
 # Git Version
+ifeq ($(HAVE_GIT_VERSION), 1)
 GIT_VERSION_CACHEDIR = $(if $(OBJDIR),$(OBJDIR),$(CURDIR))
 GIT_VERSION_CACHEFILE = $(GIT_VERSION_CACHEDIR)/git-version.cache
 
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ ifneq ($(GIT_VERSION),)  # Enable version_git.o?
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_GIT_VERSION -DGIT_VERSION=$(GIT_VERSION)
    OBJ += version_git.o
 endif
+endif
 
 # General object files
 ifeq ($(HAVE_DR_MP3), 1)
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index aa017fe5c2..7d2f75200d 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -187,3 +187,4 @@ C89_METAL=no
 HAVE_NETWORK_VIDEO=no
 HAVE_STEAM=no              # Enable Steam build
 HAVE_ODROIDGO2=no          # ODROID-GO Advance rotation support (requires librga)
+HAVE_GIT_VERSION=yes       # Git version support