diff --git a/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template b/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
index a777c9273a8..e4914822130 100644
--- a/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/templates/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'kernel-libc-headers'
 pkgname=kernel-libc-headers
-version=2.6.31.6
+_kernel_ver=2.6.31
+_kernel_patch_ver=6
+version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_patch_ver}
 wrksrc="linux-$version"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=only-install