diff --git a/arch/frv/boot/Makefile b/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
index d75e0d7..5dfc93f 100644
--- a/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/frv/boot/Makefile
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ initrd:
# installation
#
install: $(CONFIGURE) Image
- sh ./install.sh $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION) Image $(TOPDIR)/System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
+ sh ./install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) Image $(TOPDIR)/System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
zinstall: $(CONFIGURE) zImage
- sh ./install.sh $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION) zImage $(TOPDIR)/System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
+ sh ./install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) zImage $(TOPDIR)/System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
#
# miscellany
diff --git a/scripts/package/buildtar b/scripts/package/buildtar
index d8fffe6..8f709ab 100644
--- a/scripts/package/buildtar
+++ b/scripts/package/buildtar
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set -e
#
# Some variables and settings used throughout the script
#
-version="${VERSION}.${PATCHLEVEL}.${SUBLEVEL}${EXTRAVERSION}${EXTRANAME}"
+version="${KERNELRELEASE}${EXTRANAME}"
tmpdir="${objtree}/tar-install"
tarball="${objtree}/linux-${version}.tar"