diff --git a/include/kernel-5.4 b/include/kernel-5.4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd7de7b8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/kernel-5.4
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+LINUX_VERSION-5.4 = .225
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-5.4.225 = 59f596f6714317955cf481590babcf015aff2bc1900bd8e8dc8f7af73bc560aa
diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index 7480663923..1edb01df27 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_KERNEL
   KERNEL_PATCHVER:=$(KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER)
 endif
 
-LINUX_VERSION-5.4 = .225
+KERNEL_DETAILS_FILE=$(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(KERNEL_DETAILS_FILE)),)
+  $(error Missing kernel version/hash file for $(KERNEL_PATCHVER). Please create $(KERNEL_DETAILS_FILE))
+endif
 
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-5.4.225 = 59f596f6714317955cf481590babcf015aff2bc1900bd8e8dc8f7af73bc560aa
+include $(KERNEL_DETAILS_FILE)
 
 remove_uri_prefix=$(subst git://,,$(subst http://,,$(subst https://,,$(1))))
 sanitize_uri=$(call qstrip,$(subst @,_,$(subst :,_,$(subst .,_,$(subst -,_,$(subst /,_,$(1)))))))