diff --git a/cmake_targets/macros.cmake b/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
index 0417420af4..3de95580ef 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ endmacro(add_list_string_option)
 function(make_version VERSION_VALUE)
   math(EXPR RESULT "0")
   foreach (ARG ${ARGN})
-    math(EXPR RESULT "${RESULT} * 16 + ${ARG}")
+    math(EXPR RESULT "${RESULT} * 256 + ${ARG}")
   endforeach()
   set(${VERSION_VALUE} "${RESULT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/types.h b/openair1/PHY/types.h
index 8d8d9db2de..913db62231 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/types.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/types.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 #define __openair_TYPES_H__
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#define MAKE_VERSION(a,b,c) ((a)*256+(b)*16+c)
+#define MAKE_VERSION(a,b,c) ((a)*65536+(b)*256+c)
 
 #endif /*__openair_TYPES_H__ */