diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index d6c8924623..9f4e2cd9ad 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2015 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ define Kernel/Configure/Default
 	echo "# CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL is not set" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target
 	echo "# CONFIG_KALLSYMS_UNCOMPRESSED is not set" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target
 	echo "# CONFIG_KPROBES is not set" >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/metadata.pl kconfig $(TMP_DIR)/.packageinfo $(TOPDIR)/.config > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.override
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/metadata.pl kconfig $(TMP_DIR)/.packageinfo $(TOPDIR)/.config $(KERNEL_PATCHVER) > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.override
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/kconfig.pl 'm+' '+' $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target /dev/null $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.override > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	$(call Kernel/SetNoInitramfs)
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/modules