diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index e6fc3325e6..e0fda0ddf9 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ else
   KERNEL_PATCHVER:=$(shell echo $(LINUX_VERSION) | cut -d. -f1,2,3 | cut -d- -f1)
   PLATFORM_DIR := $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)
   PATCH_DIR := ./patches$(shell [ -d "./patches-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)" ] && printf -- "-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)" || true )
-  GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR := $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/generic-$(KERNEL)
   GENERIC_PATCH_DIR := $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/patches$(shell [ -d "$(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/patches-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)" ] && printf -- "-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)" || true )
   KERNEL_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)
   LINUX_DIR := $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@ else
            http://www.de.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v$(KERNEL)$(TESTING)
 
   PKG_BUILD_DIR ?= $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-
 endif
+GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR := $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/generic-$(KERNEL)
 
 
 define KernelPackage/Defaults