diff --git a/wmfs.c b/wmfs.c
index a443b04..d929a13 100644
--- a/wmfs.c
+++ b/wmfs.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ init(void)
                          CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
                          CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &at);
      XMapRaised(dpy, bar);
-     strcpy(bartext, WMFS_VERSION);
+     strcpy(bartext, "WMFS-" WMFS_VERSION);
      updatebutton(False);
      updatebar();