1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el
index 233c784d..64295ac9 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch.el
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 (require 'notmuch-message)
 (require 'notmuch-parser)
 
+(unless (require 'notmuch-version nil t)
+  (defconst notmuch-emacs-version "unknown"
+    "Placeholder variable when notmuch-version.el[c] is not available."))
+
 (defcustom notmuch-search-result-format
   `(("date" . "%12s ")
     ("count" . "%-7s ")