diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 66398ef39a..ce82351f8b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$D" ]; then
 	${HOST_PREFIX}depmod -A -b $D -F ${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}/System.map-${KERNEL_VERSION} ${KERNEL_VERSION}
 else
-	depmod -a
+	depmod -a ${KERNEL_VERSION}
 fi
 }
 
 pkg_postinst_modules () {
 if [ -z "$D" ]; then
-	depmod -a
+	depmod -a ${KERNEL_VERSION}
 	update-modules || true
 fi
 }