diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 73330c2e..e24ebb30 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@
 #endif
 
 char const *get_package_version_string() {
-	// The following conditional should be simplified by the compiler.
-	if (strlen(BUILD_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
-		// Fallback if version string can't be obtained from Git
-#ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION_RC
-		return "v" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
-		) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH);
-#else
-		return "v" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
-		) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH) "-rc" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_RC);
-#endif
-	} else {
+	if constexpr (QUOTEDSTRLEN(BUILD_VERSION_STRING) > 0) {
 		return BUILD_VERSION_STRING;
 	}
+	// Fallback if version string can't be obtained from Git
+#ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION_RC
+	return "v" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
+	) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH);
+#else
+	return "v" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
+	) "." EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH) "-rc" EXPAND_AND_STR(PACKAGE_VERSION_RC);
+#endif
 }