diff --git a/lib/master.pike b/lib/master.pike
index e1e517413679c980a7c320785da8e32bb0eacf21..eee2ac43801f3e2637e2fa329721ced17fb6d996 100644
--- a/lib/master.pike
+++ b/lib/master.pike
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#if !efun(version)
+string version() { return "Pike 0.4pl2"; }
+#endif 
+
 #define UNDEFINED (([])[0])
 string describe_backtrace(mixed *trace);