diff --git a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
index a14682ea90..e3e48ab50b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/indra/newview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1737,7 +1737,11 @@ if (LINUX)
     set_source_files_properties(
       llappviewerlinux.cpp
       PROPERTIES
-      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${VIEWER_CHANNEL_VERSION_DEFINES}"
+# <FS:TS> The next line causes a full rebuild of the entire newview
+#         directory every time the Mercurial revision number changes.
+#         Instead of doing that, we use the configure tool to build
+#         fsversionstrings.h with the right numbers in it.
+#      COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${VIEWER_CHANNEL_VERSION_DEFINES}"
       )
     LIST(APPEND viewer_SOURCE_FILES llappviewerlinux_api_dbus.cpp)
 # [FS] Growl support