diff --git a/Source/CMakeVersionCompute.cmake b/Source/CMakeVersionCompute.cmake
index 3bdcfd6f9..d9218d731 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeVersionCompute.cmake
+++ b/Source/CMakeVersionCompute.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if("${CMake_VERSION_PATCH}" VERSION_LESS 20000000)
   set(CMake_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 1)
   set(CMake_VERSION_SOURCE "")
 else()
+  set(CMake_VERSION_IS_DIRTY 0) # may be set to 1 by CMakeVersionSource
   set(CMake_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0)
   include(${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Source/CMakeVersionSource.cmake)
 endif()
diff --git a/Source/CMakeVersionSource.cmake b/Source/CMakeVersionSource.cmake
index 4f22ded7a..5ea1de3f4 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeVersionSource.cmake
+++ b/Source/CMakeVersionSource.cmake
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ if(EXISTS ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/HEAD)
         )
       if(dirty)
         set(CMake_VERSION_IS_DIRTY 1)
-      else()
-        set(CMake_VERSION_IS_DIRTY 0)
       endif()
     endif()
   endif()