diff --git a/dev-util/sysdig/sysdig-0.26.7.ebuild b/dev-util/sysdig/sysdig-0.26.7.ebuild
index 55a20f694..566891669 100644
--- a/dev-util/sysdig/sysdig-0.26.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/sysdig/sysdig-0.26.7.ebuild
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ src_configure() {
 
 		# unbundle the deps
 		-DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=OFF
+
+		# explicitly set version
+		-DSYSDIG_VERSION=${PV}
 	)
 
 	cmake_src_configure