diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 8cb0defcb5..1b6006a62d 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ else
   LINUX_VERMAGIC:=$(strip $(shell cat $(LINUX_DIR)/.vermagic 2>/dev/null))
   LINUX_VERMAGIC:=$(if $(LINUX_VERMAGIC),$(LINUX_VERMAGIC),unknown)
 
-  LINUX_UNAME_VERSION:=$(if $(word 3,$(subst ., ,$(KERNEL_BASE))),$(KERNEL_BASE),$(KERNEL_BASE).0)
+  LINUX_UNAME_VERSION:=$(KERNEL_BASE)
   ifneq ($(findstring -rc,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
     LINUX_UNAME_VERSION:=$(LINUX_UNAME_VERSION)-$(strip $(lastword $(subst -, ,$(LINUX_VERSION))))
   endif