diff --git a/src/system/glue/haiku_version_glue.c b/src/system/glue/haiku_version_glue.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a058a72cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/glue/haiku_version_glue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+#include <image_defs.h>
+
+
+// Haiku API and ABI versions -- we compile those into shared objects so that
+// the runtime loader can discriminate the versions and enable compatibility
+// work-arounds, if necessary.
+
+uint32 B_SHARED_OBJECT_HAIKU_VERSION_VARIABLE = B_HAIKU_VERSION;
+uint32 B_SHARED_OBJECT_HAIKU_ABI_VARIABLE = B_HAIKU_ABI;