diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index cb62e63810..9e64316024 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ define KernelPackage
     SECTION:=kernel
     CATEGORY:=Kernel modules
     DESCRIPTION:=$(DESCRIPTION)
-    EXTRA_DEPENDS:=kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(LINUX_RELEASE))
-    VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)$(if $(PKG_VERSION),+$(PKG_VERSION))-$(BOARD)-$(if $(PKG_RELEASE),$(PKG_RELEASE),$(LINUX_RELEASE))
+    EXTRA_DEPENDS:=kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(LINUX_RELEASE))
+    VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)$(if $(PKG_VERSION),+$(PKG_VERSION))-$(if $(PKG_RELEASE),$(PKG_RELEASE),$(LINUX_RELEASE))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(KERNEL))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL))
diff --git a/package/kernel/Makefile b/package/kernel/Makefile
index cde30683c3..75925df550 100644
--- a/package/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ define Package/kernel
   CATEGORY:=Kernel
   DEFAULT:=y
   TITLE:=Virtual kernel package
-  VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(LINUX_RELEASE)
+  VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(LINUX_RELEASE)
 endef
 
 define Package/kernel/install