diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d41ecfa..58814a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
 VERSION ?= $(shell cat VERSION)
-IMAGE ?= $(shell cat IMAGE):$(shell cat VERSION)
+IMAGE ?= $(shell cat IMAGE):$(VERSION)
 IMAGE_LATEST ?= $(shell cat IMAGE):latest
 PWD ?= $(shell pwd)
 STASH ?= "common-update-stash"