diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 98e3892e6..424ac47db 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (i embeddedInfo) commitAbbrev() string {
 				ret.commitDate = strings.ReplaceAll(ret.commitDate, "-", "")
 			}
 		case "vcs.modified":
-			ret.dirty = true
+			ret.dirty = s.Value == "true"
 		}
 	}
 	if ret.commit == "" || ret.commitDate == "" {