diff --git a/package/kernel/Makefile b/package/kernel/Makefile
index e5094ef01..b59649dda 100644
--- a/package/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define KernelPackage
     CATEGORY:=Kernel modules
     DEFAULT:=m
     DESCRIPTION:=$(DESCRIPTION)
-    EXTRA_DEPENDS:='kernel (=$(PKG_VERSION))'
+    EXTRA_DEPENDS:='kernel (=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE))'
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1))
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(KERNEL))
   endef