diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 8417e97ae26426..d42a0853dd2aa4 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ define KernelPackage
     SECTION:=kernel
     CATEGORY:=Kernel modules
     DESCRIPTION:=$(DESCRIPTION)
-    EXTRA_DEPENDS:=kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)~$(LINUX_VERMAGIC))-r$(LINUX_RELEASE)
+    EXTRA_DEPENDS:=kernel (=$(LINUX_VERSION)~$(LINUX_VERMAGIC)-r$(LINUX_RELEASE))
     VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)$(if $(PKG_VERSION),.$(PKG_VERSION))-r$(if $(PKG_RELEASE),$(PKG_RELEASE),$(LINUX_RELEASE))
     PKGFLAGS:=$(PKGFLAGS)
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1))