diff --git a/tools/widl/register.c b/tools/widl/register.c
index d58fc0a..6b9980f 100644
--- a/tools/widl/register.c
+++ b/tools/widl/register.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     const char *progid = get_attrp( class->attrs, ATTR_PROGID );
     const char *vi_progid = get_attrp( class->attrs, ATTR_VIPROGID );
     const char *threading = get_coclass_threading( class );
+    unsigned int version = get_attrv( class->attrs, ATTR_VERSION );
 
     if (!uuid) return 0;
     if (typelib && !threading) return 0;
@@ -134,11 +135,10 @@
     if (typelib)
     {
         const UUID *typelib_uuid = get_attrp( typelib->attrs, ATTR_UUID );
-        unsigned int version = get_attrv( class->attrs, ATTR_VERSION );
-        if (!version) version = get_attrv( typelib->attrs, ATTR_VERSION );
         put_str( indent, "TypeLib = s '%s'\n", format_uuid( typelib_uuid ));
-        put_str( indent, "Version = s '%u.%u'\n", MAJORVERSION(version), MINORVERSION(version) );
+        if (!version) version = get_attrv( typelib->attrs, ATTR_VERSION );
     }
+    if (version) put_str( indent, "Version = s '%u.%u'\n", MAJORVERSION(version), MINORVERSION(version) );
     if (vi_progid) put_str( indent, "VersionIndependentProgId = s '%s'\n", vi_progid );
     put_str( --indent, "}\n" );
     return 1;