diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 4d0d1e5..9f9878d 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool cmd_version(target *t, int argc, char **argv)
 	(void)argc;
 	(void)argv;
 #if PC_HOSTED == 1
-	gdb_outf("Black Magic Probe, PC-Hosted for " PLATFORM_IDENT
+	gdb_outf("Black Magic Probe, PC-Hosted for " PLATFORM_IDENT()
 			 ", Version " FIRMWARE_VERSION "\n");
 #else
 	gdb_outf("Black Magic Probe (Firmware " FIRMWARE_VERSION ") (Hardware Version %d)\n", platform_hwversion());
diff --git a/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h b/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
index 122cdce..d174aaf 100644
--- a/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
+++ b/src/platforms/libftdi/platform.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_DEBUG
 
-#define PLATFORM_IDENT "FTDI/MPSSE"
+#define PLATFORM_IDENT() "FTDI/MPSSE"
 #define SET_RUN_STATE(state)
 #define SET_IDLE_STATE(state)
 #define SET_ERROR_STATE(state)
diff --git a/src/platforms/pc-hosted/platform.h b/src/platforms/pc-hosted/platform.h
index 8b1c71b..535e9ea 100644
--- a/src/platforms/pc-hosted/platform.h
+++ b/src/platforms/pc-hosted/platform.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_DEBUG
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_POWER_SWITCH
 #define PLATFORM_MAX_MSG_SIZE (256)
-#define PLATFORM_IDENT "PC-HOSTED"
+#define PLATFORM_IDENT() "PC-HOSTED"
 #define BOARD_IDENT PLATFORM_IDENT
 #define SET_RUN_STATE(state)
 #define SET_IDLE_STATE(state)
diff --git a/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h b/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
index c3f0bba..4535c74 100644
--- a/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
+++ b/src/platforms/pc-stlinkv2/platform.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_DEBUG
 
-#define PLATFORM_IDENT "StlinkV2/3"
+#define PLATFORM_IDENT() "StlinkV2/3"
 #define SET_RUN_STATE(state)
 void stlink_check_detach(int state);
 #define SET_IDLE_STATE(state) stlink_check_detach(state)
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 30cd075..a1ade3b 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void remotePacketProcessGEN(uint8_t i, char *packet)
 		break;
 
 #if !defined(BOARD_IDENT) && defined(PLATFORM_IDENT)
-# define BOARD_IDENT PLATFORM_IDENT
+# define BOARD_IDENT() PLATFORM_IDENT
 #endif
 	case REMOTE_START:
 		_respondS(REMOTE_RESP_OK, BOARD_IDENT " " FIRMWARE_VERSION);