diff --git a/dev-util/ccls/ccls-0.20201219.ebuild b/dev-util/ccls/ccls-0.20201219.ebuild
index ac5830184a31c..377cc36c80688 100644
--- a/dev-util/ccls/ccls-0.20201219.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/ccls/ccls-0.20201219.ebuild
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCCLS_VERSION=${PV}
 		-DUSE_SYSTEM_RAPIDJSON=ON
 		-DCLANG_LINK_CLANG_DYLIB=1
 	)
diff --git a/dev-util/ccls/ccls-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/ccls/ccls-9999.ebuild
index ac5830184a31c..377cc36c80688 100644
--- a/dev-util/ccls/ccls-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/ccls/ccls-9999.ebuild
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCCLS_VERSION=${PV}
 		-DUSE_SYSTEM_RAPIDJSON=ON
 		-DCLANG_LINK_CLANG_DYLIB=1
 	)