diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 341465a794..cca3b59a40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ if (GIT_FOUND)
   if (${MLPACK_TMP_REV_INFO_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
     set (USING_GIT "YES")
     add_definitions(-D__MLPACK_GIT_VERSION)
+    include(CMake/CreateGitVersionHeader.cmake)
 
     add_custom_target(mlpack_gitversion ALL
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P CMake/CreateGitVersionHeader.cmake