diff --git a/scripts/image_squashfs b/scripts/image_squashfs
index 57cfac61c5..3a7b2c7e28 100755
--- a/scripts/image_squashfs
+++ b/scripts/image_squashfs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ $SCRIPTS/image
 $SCRIPTS/build squashfs
 $SCRIPTS/build fakeroot
 
+get_version
+
 mkdir -p $TARGET_IMG
   rm -rf $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.kernel
   rm -rf $TARGET_IMG/$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION.mach_kernel