diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fb5cb28..b8fe0ab5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ set(GIT_EXECUTABLE "git" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to git binary")
 include(GitUtilities)
 git_describe(SRB2_GIT_DESCRIBE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 git_current_branch(SRB2_GIT_BRANCH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
-set(SRB2_COMP_REVISION "${SRB2_GIT_DESCRIBE}-<${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH}>")
+set(SRB2_COMP_BRANCH "${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH}")
+set(SRB2_COMP_REVISION "${SRB2_GIT_DESCRIBE}")
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/config.h.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/config.h)
 
 ##### PACKAGE CONFIGURATION #####
diff --git a/src/comptime.c b/src/comptime.c
index 9f1fe2f7..398eda07 100644
--- a/src/comptime.c
+++ b/src/comptime.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #if (defined(CMAKECONFIG))
 #include "config.h"
-const char *compbranch = ""; // hell if I know what to do with cmake
+const char *compbranch = SRB2_COMP_BRANCH;
 const char *comprevision = SRB2_COMP_REVISION;
 
 #elif (defined(COMPVERSION))
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 2ed7aec3..5cd75fa5 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define ASSET_HASH_PATCH_DTA  "${SRB2_ASSET_patch.dta_HASH}"
 
 #define SRB2_COMP_REVISION    "${SRB2_COMP_REVISION}"
+#define SRB2_COMP_BRANCH      "${SRB2_COMP_BRANCH}"
 #define SRB2_GIT_DESCRIBE     "${SRB2_GIT_DESCRIBE}"
 #define SRB2_GIT_BRANCH       "${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH}"