diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_restore.c b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_restore.c
index 7872b71ab5..0280e55d4b 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_restore.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_restore.c
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ static int read_headers(struct xc_sr_context *ctx)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if ( ihdr.version != IHDR_VERSION )
+    if ( ihdr.version != 2 )
     {
-        ERROR("Invalid Version: Expected %d, Got %d",
-              IHDR_VERSION, ihdr.version);
+        ERROR("Invalid Version: Expected 2, Got %d",
+              ihdr.version);
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_save.c b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_save.c
index 5467965b08..fa1a2e6c2a 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_save.c
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_save.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static int write_headers(struct xc_sr_context *ctx, uint16_t guest_type)
     struct xc_sr_ihdr ihdr = {
         .marker  = IHDR_MARKER,
         .id      = htonl(IHDR_ID),
-        .version = htonl(IHDR_VERSION),
+        .version = htonl(2),
         .options = htons(IHDR_OPT_LITTLE_ENDIAN),
     };
     struct xc_sr_dhdr dhdr = {
diff --git a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_stream_format.h b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_stream_format.h
index 37a7da6eab..ae7c0de393 100644
--- a/tools/libxc/xc_sr_stream_format.h
+++ b/tools/libxc/xc_sr_stream_format.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct xc_sr_ihdr
 
 #define IHDR_MARKER  0xffffffffffffffffULL
 #define IHDR_ID      0x58454E46U
-#define IHDR_VERSION 2
 
 #define _IHDR_OPT_ENDIAN 0
 #define IHDR_OPT_LITTLE_ENDIAN (0 << _IHDR_OPT_ENDIAN)
diff --git a/tools/python/scripts/convert-legacy-stream b/tools/python/scripts/convert-legacy-stream
index 2922fb3185..02a194178f 100755
--- a/tools/python/scripts/convert-legacy-stream
+++ b/tools/python/scripts/convert-legacy-stream
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def write_libxc_ihdr():
     stream_write(pack(libxc.IHDR_FORMAT,
                       libxc.IHDR_MARKER,  # Marker
                       libxc.IHDR_IDENT,   # Ident
-                      libxc.IHDR_VERSION, # Version
+                      2,                  # Version
                       libxc.IHDR_OPT_LE,  # Options
                       0, 0))              # Reserved
 
@@ -632,13 +632,13 @@ def main():
                           usage = ("%prog [options] -i INPUT -o OUTPUT"
                                    " -w WIDTH -g GUEST"),
                           description =
-                          "Convert a legacy stream to a v2 stream")
+                          "Convert a legacy stream to a v2 (or later) stream")
 
     # Required options
     parser.add_option("-i", "--in", dest = "fin", metavar = "<FD or FILE>",
                       help = "Legacy input to convert")
     parser.add_option("-o", "--out", dest = "fout", metavar = "<FD or FILE>",
-                      help = "v2 format output")
+                      help = "v2 (or later) format output")
     parser.add_option("-w", "--width", dest = "twidth",
                       metavar = "<32/64>", choices = ["32", "64"],
                       help = "Legacy toolstack bitness")
diff --git a/tools/python/scripts/verify-stream-v2 b/tools/python/scripts/verify-stream-v2
index 8bac04d566..fe82b86c11 100755
--- a/tools/python/scripts/verify-stream-v2
+++ b/tools/python/scripts/verify-stream-v2
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def main():
 
     parser = OptionParser(usage = "%prog [options]",
                           description =
-                          "Verify a stream according to the v2 spec")
+                          "Verify a stream according to the v2 (or later) spec")
 
     # Optional options
     parser.add_option("-i", "--in", dest = "fin", metavar = "<FD or FILE>",
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/migration/libxc.py b/tools/python/xen/migration/libxc.py
index 8a800df980..63b3558029 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/migration/libxc.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/migration/libxc.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 IHDR_MARKER  = 0xffffffffffffffff
 IHDR_IDENT   = 0x58454E46 # "XENF" in ASCII
-IHDR_VERSION = 2
 
 IHDR_OPT_BIT_ENDIAN = 0
 IHDR_OPT_LE = (0 << IHDR_OPT_BIT_ENDIAN)
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@
 HVM_PARAMS_FORMAT         = "II"
 
 class VerifyLibxc(VerifyBase):
-    """ Verify a Libxc v2 stream """
+    """ Verify a Libxc v2 (or later) stream """
 
     def __init__(self, info, read):
         VerifyBase.__init__(self, info, read)
@@ -144,9 +143,9 @@ def verify_ihdr(self):
             raise StreamError("Bad image id: Expected 0x%x, got 0x%x" %
                               (IHDR_IDENT, ident))
 
-        if version != IHDR_VERSION:
-            raise StreamError("Unknown image version: Expected %d, got %d" %
-                              (IHDR_VERSION, version))
+        if version != 2:
+            raise StreamError("Unknown image version: Expected 2, got %d" %
+                              (version, ))
 
         if options & IHDR_OPT_RESZ_MASK:
             raise StreamError("Reserved bits set in image options field: 0x%x" %
