diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index d03e74d1..0516c14e 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         switch(opt)
         {
           case 'v':
-            eprint_version("awesome");
+            eprint_version();
             break;
           case 'h':
             exit_help(EXIT_SUCCESS);
diff --git a/common/version.c b/common/version.c
index f6474c2e..15ab41b3 100644
--- a/common/version.c
+++ b/common/version.c
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@
  * \param executable program name
  */
 void
-eprint_version(const char *const executable)
+eprint_version(void)
 {
-    printf("%s (awesome) " AWESOME_VERSION
+    printf("awesome " AWESOME_VERSION
 	   " (" AWESOME_RELEASE ")\n"
-	   " • Build:",
-	   executable);
+	   " • Build:");
 #if defined(__DATE__) && defined(__TIME__)
     printf(" " __DATE__ " " __TIME__);
 #endif
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index d6c1ad5d..bee63163 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef AWESOME_COMMON_VERSION_H
 #define AWESOME_COMMON_VERSION_H
 
-void eprint_version(const char *const executable) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
+void eprint_version(void) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 
 #endif