diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile
index 9e70802..95149e7 100644
--- a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags wireshark` -g -fPIC
+CFLAGS  = `pkg-config --cflags wireshark` -g -fPIC $(OPTS)
 LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs wireshark`
 
 NAME = packet-happp.so
diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
index 78cafcd..83b57d2 100644
--- a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/README
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 
 $ make
 
+It is possible that depending on your distribution the compilation may fail
+with such an error:
+
+  packet-happp.c:40:10: fatal error: ws_version.h: No such file or directory
+                #include <ws_version.h>
+
+In this case try to build this plugins with this OPTS variable:
+
+$ OPTS=-DWITHOUT_WS_VERSION make
+
 To install it in your home directory:
 
 $ make install
diff --git a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
index 3490d8b..a5e2564 100644
--- a/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
+++ b/contrib/wireshark-dissectors/peers/packet-happp.c
@@ -36,9 +36,25 @@
 #include <epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.h>
 #include <epan/tvbuff.h>
 
+#ifndef WITHOUT_WS_VERSION
 #include <ws_version.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WIRESHARK_VERSION_MAJOR
+#define WIRESHARK_VERSION_MAJOR VERSION_MAJOR
+#endif
+#ifndef WIRESHARK_VERSION_MINOR
+#define WIRESHARK_VERSION_MINOR VERSION_MINOR
+#endif
+#ifndef WIRESHARK_VERSION_MICRO
+#define WIRESHARK_VERSION_MICRO VERSION_MICRO
+#endif
+
+#define HAPP_STR(str)  #str
+#define HAPP_XSTR(str) HAPP_STR(str)
 
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const gchar plugin_version[] = "0.0.1";
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const gchar plugin_release[] = HAPP_XSTR(WIRESHARK_VERSION_MAJOR.WIRESHARK_VERSION_MINOR);
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const int plugin_want_major = WIRESHARK_VERSION_MAJOR;
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC_DEF const int plugin_want_minor = WIRESHARK_VERSION_MINOR;
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC void plugin_register(void);