diff --git a/package/erlang-jiffy/erlang-jiffy.mk b/package/erlang-jiffy/erlang-jiffy.mk
index 674c80f4b7..3139454546 100644
--- a/package/erlang-jiffy/erlang-jiffy.mk
+++ b/package/erlang-jiffy/erlang-jiffy.mk
@@ -11,4 +11,10 @@ ERLANG_JIFFY_LICENSE = MIT (core), \
 	BSD-3-Clause (tests)
 ERLANG_JIFFY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
+# Set version manually in jiffy.app.src otherwise "git describe" is used.
+define ERLANG_JIFFY_SET_VERSION_HOOK
+	$(SED) 's/{vsn, git}/{vsn, "$(ERLANG_JIFFY_VERSION)"}/' $(@D)/src/jiffy.app.src
+endef
+ERLANG_JIFFY_POST_PATCH_HOOKS = ERLANG_JIFFY_SET_VERSION_HOOK
+
 $(eval $(rebar-package))