diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1aed913f86..351e76f888 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ SOURCE_PACKAGES = ./cmd/... ./pkg/... ./test/...
 # kvm2 ldflags
 KVM2_LDFLAGS := -X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kvm.version=$(VERSION) -X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kvm.gitCommitID=$(COMMIT) 
 
+# hyperkit ldflags
+HYPERKIT_LDFLAGS := -X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/hyperkit.version=$(VERSION) -X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/hyperkit.gitCommitID=$(COMMIT)
+
 # $(call DOCKER, image, command)
 define DOCKER
 	docker run --rm -e GOCACHE=/app/.cache -e IN_DOCKER=1 --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) -w /app -v $(PWD):/app -v $(GOPATH):/go --entrypoint /bin/bash $(1) -c '$(2)'
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ ifeq ($(MINIKUBE_BUILD_IN_DOCKER),y)
 	$(call DOCKER,$(HYPERKIT_BUILD_IMAGE),CC=o64-clang CXX=o64-clang++ /usr/bin/make $@)
 else
 	GOOS=darwin CGO_ENABLED=1 go build \
-		-ldflags "-X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/hyperkit.version=$(VERSION)" 	\
+		-ldflags="$(HYPERKIT_LDFLAGS)"   \
 		-o $(BUILD_DIR)/docker-machine-driver-hyperkit k8s.io/minikube/cmd/drivers/hyperkit
 endif
 
diff --git a/cmd/drivers/hyperkit/main.go b/cmd/drivers/hyperkit/main.go
index c5b35ed6f8..32788b0c2b 100644
--- a/cmd/drivers/hyperkit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drivers/hyperkit/main.go
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "--version" {
-		fmt.Println(hyperkit.GetVersion())
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "version" {
+		fmt.Println("version:", hyperkit.GetVersion())
+		fmt.Println("commit:", hyperkit.GetGitCommitID())
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/hyperkit/version.go b/pkg/drivers/hyperkit/version.go
index d72959a8a5..249da2fdc5 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/hyperkit/version.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/hyperkit/version.go
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ package hyperkit
 // version is a private field and should be set when compiling with --ldflags="-X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/hyperkit.version=vX.Y.Z"
 var version = "v0.0.0-unset"
 
+// gitCommitID is a private field and should be set when compiling with --ldflags="-X k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/hyperkit.gitCommitID=<commit-id>"
+var gitCommitID = ""
+
 // GetVersion returns the current docker-machine-driver-hyperkit version
 func GetVersion() string {
 	return version
 }
+
+// GetGitCommitID returns the git commit id from which it is being built
+func GetGitCommitID() string {
+	return gitCommitID
+}