diff --git a/net/tailscale/Makefile b/net/tailscale/Makefile
index c6825996b..e74854d16 100644
--- a/net/tailscale/Makefile
+++ b/net/tailscale/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 GO_PKG:=\
 	tailscale.com/cmd/tailscale \
 	tailscale.com/cmd/tailscaled
+GO_PKG_LDFLAGS:=-X 'tailscale.com/version.Long=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) (OpenWrt)'
+GO_PKG_LDFLAGS_X:=tailscale.com/version.Short=$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/golang/golang-package.mk