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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07414cd717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/files/zenpower3-0.2.0-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ VERSION         := 0.2.0
+-TARGET          := $(shell uname -r)
++TARGET          := $(KV_FULL)
+ DKMS_ROOT_PATH  := /usr/src/zenpower-$(VERSION)
+ 
+ KERNEL_MODULES	:= /lib/modules/$(TARGET)
diff --git a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/metadata.xml b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/metadata.xml
index bec499fdfa..20cd246300 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/metadata.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 		<email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
 	</maintainer>
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<name>Gonçalo Negrier Duarte</name>
+		<email>gonegrier.duarte@gmail.com</email>
+	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">Ta180m/zenpower3</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
diff --git a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/zenpower3-0.2.0.ebuild b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/zenpower3-0.2.0.ebuild
index c60c817eb7..3a7c7cc8b9 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/zenpower3/zenpower3-0.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/zenpower3/zenpower3-0.2.0.ebuild
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 
 CONFIG_CHECK="HWMON PCI AMD_NB"
 
+PATCHES="${FILESDIR}/${P}-use-symlink-to-detect-kernel-version.patch"
+
 src_compile() {
-	export KERNELVERSION=${KV_FULL}
+	export TARGET=${KV_FULL}
 	local modlist=(
 		zenpower=misc:::all
 	)