diff --git a/community/imv/APKBUILD b/community/imv/APKBUILD
index c9eb89c4f4e..19dfc87e200 100644
--- a/community/imv/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/imv/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
 pkgname=imv
 pkgver=4.3.1
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Image viewer for X11/Wayland"
 url="https://sr.ht/~exec64/imv"
 arch="all"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ checkdepends="
 subpackages="$pkgname-doc $pkgname-wayland $pkgname-x11"
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://git.sr.ht/~exec64/imv/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz
 	move-wayland-and-x11-to-libexec.patch
+	version.patch
 	"
 builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-v$pkgver"
 
@@ -86,4 +87,5 @@ x11() {
 sha512sums="
 f70b95f3f99d7d6a9276370650cef0885938464e3a40ab1768231292ba35d9040f7196a5853ea1268fe6d47cf08d129b3fbae1ca215df96d12ccd85b7efd1ee6  imv-4.3.1.tar.gz
 e14260a79083393a5e81933adafe654892d6fc9e33f18eb906e9bcccc4227a9862851e234a0f14b457e87b8a9a7de71168d8b4fa18677b83105ab24bf3dcc60f  move-wayland-and-x11-to-libexec.patch
+910880051a25d3dfe6a9dd6fc1db620f09e5bdcef90fff17509d3fc8252cbde3797c52848857d6dbfc47c4231a8152e55bd87bec846dbbdc9e9429091c27fb5c  version.patch
 "
diff --git a/community/imv/version.patch b/community/imv/version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8ce09e3a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/community/imv/version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@
+ )
+ 
+ version = '@0@'.format(meson.project_version())
+-prog_git = find_program('git', required: false)
+-if prog_git.found()
+-  git_description = run_command([prog_git.path(), 'describe', '--dirty', '--always', '--tags'])
+-  if git_description.returncode() == 0
+-    version = git_description.stdout().strip()
+-  endif
+-endif
+ add_project_arguments('-DIMV_VERSION="@0@"'.format(version), language: 'c')
+ 
+ add_project_arguments('-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700', language: 'c')