diff --git a/package/synergy/synergy.mk b/package/synergy/synergy.mk
index 7f1dc79874..46c4fbb1ef 100644
--- a/package/synergy/synergy.mk
+++ b/package/synergy/synergy.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ SYNERGY_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 SYNERGY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 SYNERGY_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libXtst
 
+# Avoid using buildroot commit hash inside cmake/Version.cmake
+# by setting SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE != snapshot
+SYNERGY_CONF_ENV += SYNERGY_VERSION_STAGE="beta"
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXEXT),y)
 SYNERGY_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXext
 endif