diff --git a/target/linux/package/mini_fo/Makefile b/target/linux/package/mini_fo/Makefile
index e4071a78e..6fea0655d 100644
--- a/target/linux/package/mini_fo/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/package/mini_fo/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
 		PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-		KERNELVERSION="$(KERNEL_VERSION)" \
+		KERNELVERSION="$(KERNEL)" \
 		KERNEL_SRC="$(LINUX_DIR)" \
 		all
 	touch $@
diff --git a/target/linux/package/spca5xx/Makefile b/target/linux/package/spca5xx/Makefile
index 08a4023cb..8dc193ae1 100644
--- a/target/linux/package/spca5xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/package/spca5xx/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-		KERNELVERSION="$(KERNEL_VERSION)" \
+		KERNELVERSION="$(KERNEL)" \
 		SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" \
 		modules
 	touch $@