diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 7498c2cde4..743ca68a04 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ kernel_do_install() {
 	kerneldir=${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}
 	install -d $kerneldir
 
+	#
+	# Store the kernel version in sysroots for module-base.bbclass
+	#
+
+	echo "${KERNEL_VERSION}" > $kerneldir/kernel-abiversion
+
 	#
 	# Copy the entire source tree. In case an external build directory is
 	# used, copy the build directory over first, then copy over the source