diff --git a/Utilities/git-version-gen.cmd b/Utilities/git-version-gen.cmd
index 0538ec0ae7..86fc40cd0b 100644
--- a/Utilities/git-version-gen.cmd
+++ b/Utilities/git-version-gen.cmd
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 
 	echo // This is a generated file. > "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
 	echo. >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
-	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_VERSION "unknown" >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
-	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_BRANCH "unknown" >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
+	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_VERSION ^"local_build^" >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
+	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_BRANCH ^"local_build^" >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
+	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_FULL_BRANCH ^"local_build^" >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
 	echo. >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
 	echo // If you don't want this file to update/recompile, change to 1. >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
 	echo #define RPCS3_GIT_VERSION_NO_UPDATE 0 >> "%GIT_VERSION_FILE%"
diff --git a/rpcs3/git-version.cmake b/rpcs3/git-version.cmake
index d0dd2d9e4e..bd5c326eb1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/git-version.cmake
+++ b/rpcs3/git-version.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-set(RPCS3_GIT_VERSION "unknown")
-set(RPCS3_GIT_BRANCH "unknown")
-set(RPCS3_GIT_FULL_BRANCH "unknown")
+set(RPCS3_GIT_VERSION "local_build")
+set(RPCS3_GIT_BRANCH "local_build")
+set(RPCS3_GIT_FULL_BRANCH "local_build")
 
 find_package(Git)
 if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/")
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 77921afb3f..1e3c1820b3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void main_window::Init()
 	Q_EMIT RequestGlobalStylesheetChange(m_gui_settings->GetCurrentStylesheetPath());
 	ConfigureGuiFromSettings(true);
 
-	if (const std::string_view branch_name = rpcs3::get_full_branch(); branch_name != "RPCS3/rpcs3/master")
+	if (const std::string_view branch_name = rpcs3::get_full_branch(); branch_name != "RPCS3/rpcs3/master" && branch_name != "local_build")
 	{
 		gui_log.warning("Experimental Build Warning! Build origin: %s", branch_name);