diff --git a/make/wt-defs.mk b/make/wt-defs.mk
index 9b4753db..08053c84 100644
--- a/make/wt-defs.mk
+++ b/make/wt-defs.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ifeq ($(USE_WT),true)
 
+  # WT_VERSION = $(shell $(RPM) -q wt-devel | sed 's/wt-devel-\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/;')
+
   ifeq ($(USE_WT_FASTCGI),true)
     PROJECT_LDFLAGS += -lwtfcgi
   endif