diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 785cd267..4370249f 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = "GLFW " _GLFW_VERSION_FULL " Cocoa";
+    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_FULL " Cocoa";
 
     return version;
 }
diff --git a/src/win32_init.c b/src/win32_init.c
index a69cccd7..0756b0f2 100644
--- a/src/win32_init.c
+++ b/src/win32_init.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = "GLFW " _GLFW_VERSION_FULL
+    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_FULL
 #if defined(__MINGW32__)
         " MinGW"
 #elif defined(__CYGWIN__)
diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index 4a8d0250..0d00b8ab 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
 {
-    const char* version = "GLFW " _GLFW_VERSION_FULL
+    const char* version = _GLFW_VERSION_FULL
 #if defined(_GLFW_HAS_XRANDR)
         " XRandR"
 #endif