diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index a9abcd1..4e9681f 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 obj-y				+= restart.o
 obj-y				+= poweroff.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUTO_COMPLETE)	+= complete.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_BANNER)		+= version.o
+obj-y				+= version.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BAREBOX_UPDATE)	+= bbu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BINFMT)		+= binfmt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK)		+= block.o
diff --git a/common/oftree.c b/common/oftree.c
index 40eb35f..8a2ede4 100644
--- a/common/oftree.c
+++ b/common/oftree.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 	if (!node)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	of_property_write_string(node, "barebox-version", release_string);
 
 	err = of_property_write_string(node, "bootargs", str);
 
diff --git a/common/version.c b/common/version.c
index f37cb55..8b1fd4d 100644
--- a/common/version.c
+++ b/common/version.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	"barebox-" UTS_RELEASE;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(release_string);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BANNER
 void barebox_banner (void)
 {
 	printf("\n\n");
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@
 	printf("\n\n");
 	pr_info("Board: %s\n", barebox_get_model());
 }
+#endif