diff --git a/payloads/external/SeaBIOS/Makefile.inc b/payloads/external/SeaBIOS/Makefile.inc
index 7f58254611..48a6a6fa0d 100644
--- a/payloads/external/SeaBIOS/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/external/SeaBIOS/Makefile.inc
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ endif
 
 build: config
 	echo "    MAKE       SeaBIOS $(TAG-y)"
-	export VERSION=$$(cd seabios && \
-		git describe --tags --long --dirty 2>/dev/null || \
-		echo "unknown") ; \
 	$(MAKE) -C seabios OUT=out/
 
 clean: