diff --git a/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx b/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
index dfb884c07..1104f7678 100644
--- a/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
+++ b/src/Environment/fgclouds.cxx
@@ -410,7 +410,9 @@ void FGClouds::buildScenario( const string& scenario ) {
     }
 
 	for(int iLayer = 0 ; iLayer < thesky->get_cloud_layer_count(); iLayer++) {
-		thesky->get_cloud_layer(iLayer)->get_layer3D()->clear();
+            thesky->get_cloud_layer(iLayer)
+                ->setCoverage(SGCloudLayer::SG_CLOUD_CLEAR);
+            thesky->get_cloud_layer(iLayer)->get_layer3D()->clear();
 	}
 
 	station += " 011000Z ";
diff --git a/src/Include/general.hxx b/src/Include/general.hxx
index 1c33c5c59..0001e232e 100644
--- a/src/Include/general.hxx
+++ b/src/Include/general.hxx
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 # error This library requires C++
 #endif                                   
 
+#include <osg/Version>
+
+#define FG_OSG_VERSION \
+    ((OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION*10000)\
+     + (OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION*1000) + OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION)
 
 // #define FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
 #ifdef FANCY_FRAME_COUNTER
diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
index e4a96b3bf..b83278cb3 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/wxradar.cxx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ SG_USING_STD(setfill);
 #include <AIModel/AIManager.hxx>
 #include <AIModel/AIBallistic.hxx>
 
+#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include "instrument_mgr.hxx"
 #include "od_gauge.hxx"
 #include "wxradar.hxx"
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ wxRadarBg::updateFont()
     } else {
         tpath = path;
     }
-#if OSG_VERSION_MAJOR > 2 || (OSG_VERSION_MAJOR == 2 && OSG_VERSION_MINOR > 0)
+#if (FG_OSG_VERSION >= 21000)
     osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options> fontOptions = new osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options("monochrome");
     osg::ref_ptr<osgText::Font> font = osgText::readFontFile(tpath.c_str(), fontOptions.get());    
 #else    
diff --git a/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx b/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
index afd55c976..71600824d 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_os_osgviewer.cxx
@@ -18,17 +18,14 @@
 #include <osgViewer/Viewer>
 #include <osgGA/MatrixManipulator>
 
+#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include "fg_os.hxx"
 #include "fg_props.hxx"
 #include "util.hxx"
 #include "globals.hxx"
 #include "renderer.hxx"
 
-#if ((2 <= OSG_VERSION_MAJOR) || \
-     (1 == OSG_VERSION_MAJOR) && (9 == OSG_VERSION_MINOR) &&	\
-     (8 <= OSG_VERSION_PATCH)) || \
-    ((1 == OSG_VERSION_MAJOR) && (9 < OSG_VERSION_MINOR)) ||      \
-    (1 < OSG_VERSION_MAJOR)
+#if (FG_OSG_VERSION >= 19008)
 #define OSG_HAS_MOUSE_CURSOR_PATCH
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Main/renderer.cxx b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
index bbb7557e2..59b879743 100644
--- a/src/Main/renderer.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
 #include <Instrumentation/instrument_mgr.hxx>
 #include <Instrumentation/HUD/HUD.hxx>
 
+#include <Include/general.hxx>
 #include "splash.hxx"
 #include "renderer.hxx"
 #include "main.hxx"
 
 // XXX Make this go away when OSG 2.2 is released.
-#if ((2 <= OSG_VERSION_MAJOR) && (1 <= OSG_VERSION_MINOR) \
-     && (4 <= OSG_VERSION_PATCH))
+#if (FG_OSG_VERSION >= 21004)
 #define UPDATE_VISITOR_IN_VIEWER 1
 #endif