diff --git a/eclass/dchkernel.eclass b/eclass/dchkernel.eclass
index 5efc378..95919a6 100644
--- a/eclass/dchkernel.eclass
+++ b/eclass/dchkernel.eclass
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ dchkernel_src_configure() {
 	cp "${FILESDIR}"/${P}.kconfig .config || die
 	unset ARCH
 	make -C "${KSRC_DIR}" O="${S}" oldnoconfig || die
+	make include/config/kernel.release || die
+	export KERNELRELEASE=$(cat include/config/kernel.release)
 }
 
 # @FUNCTION: dchkernel-src_install