diff --git a/audacity-cmake/Makefile b/audacity-cmake/Makefile
index f7385e6fc0..0d8819245e 100644
--- a/audacity-cmake/Makefile
+++ b/audacity-cmake/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ PYTHON_FOR_BUILD_ONLY=		tool
 
 pre-configure:
 	${MKDIR} -p ${WRKSRC}/build
+	# file is missing from tarball
+	${TOUCH} ${WRKSRC}/src/RevisionIdent.h
 
 .include "../../sysutils/desktop-file-utils/desktopdb.mk"
 .include "../../graphics/hicolor-icon-theme/buildlink3.mk"
diff --git a/audacity-cmake/TODO b/audacity-cmake/TODO
deleted file mode 100644
index 807be74e7a..0000000000
--- a/audacity-cmake/TODO
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Fails to compile:
-/scratch/wip/audacity-cmake/work/audacity-Audacity-2.4.2/src/AboutDialog.cpp:66:10: fatal error: RevisionIdent.h: No such file or directory
- #include <RevisionIdent.h>                                                              
-          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-