diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
index 9755c996bd..9a55882a66 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/LinearDiskCache.h
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@
 #include "Common.h"
 #include <fstream>
 
-// Increment this every time you change shader generation code.
-enum
-{
-	LINEAR_DISKCACHE_VER = 6979
-};
+// defined in Version.cpp
+extern const char *scm_rev_git_str;
 
 // On disk format:
 //header{
@@ -187,13 +184,15 @@ private:
 	{
 		Header()
 			: id(*(u32*)"DCAC")
-			, ver(LINEAR_DISKCACHE_VER)
 			, key_t_size(sizeof(K))
 			, value_t_size(sizeof(V))
-		{}
+		{
+			memcpy(ver, scm_rev_git_str, 40);
+		}
 
-		const u32 id, ver;
+		const u32 id;
 		const u16 key_t_size, value_t_size;
+		char ver[40];
 
 	} m_header;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Version.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Version.cpp
index 97e232785d..a668d24e1b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Version.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Version.cpp
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ const char *netplay_dolphin_ver = SCM_DESC_STR " M" NP_ARCH;
 #else
 const char *netplay_dolphin_ver = SCM_DESC_STR " L" NP_ARCH;
 #endif
+
+const char *scm_rev_git_str = SCM_REV_STR;