diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
index d199e3410..e66142fbd 100644
--- a/version.cmake
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ if(NOT GIT_BRANCH)
 endif()
 
 if(DEFINED PRINT_STRING)
+	if(NOT DEFINED ${PRINT_STRING})
+		load_cache($ENV{PWD} READ_WITH_PREFIX "" ${PRINT_STRING})
+	endif()
 	execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "${${PRINT_STRING}}")
 elseif(NOT VERSION_STRING_CACHE OR NOT VERSION_STRING STREQUAL VERSION_STRING_CACHE)
 	set(VERSION_STRING_CACHE ${VERSION_STRING} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)