diff --git a/libevmjit/CMakeLists.txt b/libevmjit/CMakeLists.txt
index 330eaf3c8..7d9a9c8be 100644
--- a/libevmjit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libevmjit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(${EVMJIT_VERSION_FULL} MATCHES "^v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+")
 	if(${NUM_VERSION_NUMBERS} GREATER 2)
 		list(GET VERSION_NUMBERS 2 EVMJIT_VERSION_PATCH) # patch number is optional
 	endif()
-	if(${NUM_VERSION_COMPONENTS} GREATER 0)
+	if(${NUM_VERSION_COMPONENTS} EQUAL 1 OR ${NUM_VERSION_COMPONENTS} EQUAL 3) # git describe add 2 or 0 components
 		list(GET VERSION_COMPONENTS 1 EVMJIT_VERSION_PRERELEASE)
 	endif()
 endif()