--- a/lib/vtls/polarssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/polarssl.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void Curl_polarssl_session_free(void *pt
 
 size_t Curl_polarssl_version(char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
-  unsigned int version = version_get_number();
+  unsigned int version = POLARSSL_VERSION_NUMBER;
   return snprintf(buffer, size, "PolarSSL/%d.%d.%d", version>>24,
                   (version>>16)&0xff, (version>>8)&0xff);
 }
