diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 4744e09ef..d8f582c7b 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ else
 
   LINUX_SOURCE:=linux-$(LINUX_VERSION).tar.bz2
   TESTING:=$(if $(findstring -rc,$(LINUX_VERSION)),/testing,)
-  ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE)),)
+  ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE))$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_CLONE_URI)),)
     ifeq ($(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(KERNEL_BASE))),3)
       LINUX_SITE:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/v3.x$(TESTING)
     else