diff --git a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/files/zenpower3-0.2.0-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/files/zenpower3-0.2.0-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch
index 07414cd717..f66d966ecf 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/files/zenpower3-0.2.0-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch
+++ b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/files/zenpower3-0.2.0-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
  VERSION         := 0.2.0
 -TARGET          := $(shell uname -r)
-+TARGET          := $(KV_FULL)
++TARGET          ?= $(shell uname -r)
  DKMS_ROOT_PATH  := /usr/src/zenpower-$(VERSION)
  
  KERNEL_MODULES	:= /lib/modules/$(TARGET)