--- a/src/openvpn/ssl_polarssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl_polarssl.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ const char *
 get_ssl_library_version(void)
 {
     static char polar_version[30];
-    unsigned int pv = version_get_number();
+    unsigned int pv = POLARSSL_VERSION_NUMBER;
     sprintf( polar_version, "PolarSSL %d.%d.%d",
 		(pv>>24)&0xff, (pv>>16)&0xff, (pv>>8)&0xff );
     return polar_version;