diff --git a/Version.hs b/Version.hs
index 27cd956a1..1b373cc12 100644
--- a/Version.hs
+++ b/Version.hs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ binaryfilename = prettify $ splitAtElement '.' buildversion :: String
                                 | os == "darwin"  = ("mac","")
                                 | os == "mingw32" = ("windows",".exe")
                                 | otherwise       = (os,"")
-                  prettify (major:minor:bugfix:[]) = prettify (major:minor:bugfix:"0":[])
-                  prettify (major:minor:[])        = prettify (major:minor:"0":"0":[])
-                  prettify (major:[])              = prettify (major:"0":"0":"0":[])
+                  prettify (major:minor:bugfix:[]) = prettify [major,minor,bugfix,"0"]
+                  prettify (major:minor:[])        = prettify [major,minor,"0","0"]
+                  prettify (major:[])              = prettify [major,"0","0","0"]
                   prettify []                      = error "VERSION is empty, please fix"
                   prettify _                       = error "VERSION has too many components, please fix"