diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 139835b..51d9a1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ ${PROJECT}/version.h: ${PROJECT}/version.h.in config.mk
 		-e 's/ZVMINOR/${ZATHURA_VERSION_MINOR}/' \
 		-e 's/ZVREV/${ZATHURA_VERSION_REV}/' \
 		-e 's/ZVAPI/${ZATHURA_API_VERSION}/' \
-		-e 's/ZVABI/${ZATHURA_ABI_VERSION}/' ${PROJECT}/version.h.in > version.h.tmp
-	$(QUIET)mv version.h.tmp ${PROJECT}/version.h
+		-e 's/ZVABI/${ZATHURA_ABI_VERSION}/' ${PROJECT}/version.h.in > ${PROJECT}/version.h.tmp
+	$(QUIET)mv ${PROJECT}/version.h.tmp ${PROJECT}/version.h
 
 ${PROJECT}/dbus-interface-definitions.c: data/org.pwmt.zathura.xml
 	$(QUIET)echo '#include "dbus-interface-definitions.h"' > $@.tmp