diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/CMakeLists.txt b/core/shader/recompiler/CMakeLists.txt
index d4ff8cefaa..6b11c97a3d 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function(add_shader_recompiler target runtimeTarget)
     target_compile_features(${target} PUBLIC cxx_std_20)
 
     set(shaderCacheGeneratedDir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${target}_generated")
-    set(shaderCacheVersionHeader "${shaderCacheGeneratedDir}/ShaderCacheVersion.hpp")
+    set(shaderCacheVersionSource "${shaderCacheGeneratedDir}/ShaderCacheVersion.cpp")
     file(GLOB_RECURSE shaderCacheRecompilerSources CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/*.cpp"
             "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/*.hpp"
@@ -274,21 +274,20 @@ function(add_shader_recompiler target runtimeTarget)
     set(shaderCacheListFile "${shaderCacheGeneratedDir}/sources.txt")
     file(CONFIGURE OUTPUT "${shaderCacheListFile}" CONTENT "${shaderCacheManifest}" @ONLY)
     add_custom_command(
-            OUTPUT "${shaderCacheVersionHeader}"
+            OUTPUT "${shaderCacheVersionSource}"
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
             "-DROOT=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
             "-DLIST_FILE=${shaderCacheListFile}"
             "-DRECOMPILER_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}"
             "-DGIT=${GIT_EXECUTABLE}"
             "-DEXTRA=${shaderCacheExtra}"
-            "-DOUTPUT=${shaderCacheVersionHeader}"
+            "-DOUTPUT=${shaderCacheVersionSource}"
             -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake"
             DEPENDS ${shaderCacheRecompilerSources} ${shaderCacheGuardSources} ${shaderCacheSubmoduleStamps} "${shaderCacheListFile}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake"
             COMMENT "Hashing the shader recompiler sources for the shader disk cache"
             VERBATIM
     )
-    target_sources(${target} PRIVATE "${shaderCacheVersionHeader}")
-    target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE "${shaderCacheGeneratedDir}")
+    target_sources(${target} PRIVATE "${shaderCacheVersionSource}")
 
     set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
             POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheSourceVersion.hpp b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheSourceVersion.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d73de7db7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheSourceVersion.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef CORE_SHADER_RECOMPILER_SHADERCACHESOURCEVERSION_HPP
+#define CORE_SHADER_RECOMPILER_SHADERCACHESOURCEVERSION_HPP
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <span>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace ShaderRecompiler::ShaderDiskCache::Generated {
+
+extern const std::uint64_t SourceVersion;
+extern const std::span<const std::string_view> RecompilerSwitches;
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake
index e952236aef..fe033d0a1f 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderCacheVersion.cmake
@@ -140,23 +140,22 @@ list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES switches)
 list(SORT switches)
 list(JOIN switches ",\n    " switchList)
 
-set(content "#ifndef CORE_SHADER_RECOMPILER_SHADERCACHEVERSION_HPP
-#define CORE_SHADER_RECOMPILER_SHADERCACHEVERSION_HPP
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <string_view>
-
+set(content "#include \"ShaderCacheSourceVersion.hpp\"\n")
+string(APPEND content "
 namespace ShaderRecompiler::ShaderDiskCache::Generated {
 
-inline constexpr std::uint64_t SourceVersion = 0x${version}ull;
+namespace {
 
-inline constexpr std::string_view RecompilerSwitches[] = {
+constexpr std::string_view recompilerSwitches[] = {
     ${switchList}
 };
 
 }
 
-#endif
+constinit const std::uint64_t SourceVersion = 0x${version}ull;
+constinit const std::span<const std::string_view> RecompilerSwitches = recompilerSwitches;
+
+}
 ")
 
 if(EXISTS "${OUTPUT}")
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderDiskCache.cpp b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderDiskCache.cpp
index c650f519c2..d18c6bb6ba 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderDiskCache.cpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/ShaderDiskCache.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
-#include "ShaderCacheVersion.hpp"
+#include "ShaderCacheSourceVersion.hpp"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <chrono>