diff --git a/compiler/Makefile.fpc b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
index 53f071ef5f..119db27421 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/compiler/Makefile.fpc
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ override RTLOPT+=$(RTLOPTLEVEL4)
 override LOCALOPT+=$(OPTNEW)
 override RTLOPT+=$(OPTNEW)
 endif
+else
+ifdef COMPDATESTR
+ifeq ($(FPC_VERSION),$(PACKAGE_VERSION))
+override LOCALOPT+=-DD$(COMPDATESTR)
+endif
+endif
 endif
 
 # Make OPT empty. It is copied to LOCALOPT and RTLOPT