diff --git a/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile b/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
index ca00a327f..e5e25d6ab 100644
--- a/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
-#############################################################
 # $Id$
-#
 # Linux 2.4 kernel target for the OpenWRT project
-#
-# patches are sorted by numbers
-# 0xx	needed patches for board, cpu, filesystem
-# 1xx	addon patches for new features (netfilter, ebtables, cifs,..)
-# 2xx	compile fixes, driver fixes
-#
-#############################################################
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../rules.mk
 
+KERNEL:=2.4
 LINUX_VERSION:=2.4.30
 MODULES_SUBDIR:=lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)
 LINUX_KCONFIG:=./config/$(BOARD)
diff --git a/target/linux/linux-2.6/Makefile b/target/linux/linux-2.6/Makefile
index aa307ee0a..72a0e7896 100644
--- a/target/linux/linux-2.6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/linux-2.6/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-#############################################################
 # $Id$
-#
 # Linux 2.6 kernel target for the OpenWRT project
-#
-#############################################################
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../rules.mk
 
+KERNEL:=2.6
 LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.12.5
 LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=x
 LINUX_SITE=http://www.fi.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6 \