diff --git a/debian/patches/debian/kernelvariables.patch b/debian/patches/debian/kernelvariables.patch
index 66d43353a..a70161064 100644
--- a/debian/patches/debian/kernelvariables.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/debian/kernelvariables.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ index 59cf6da..6e1e048 100644
  CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
  AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
  
-+-include .kernelvariables
++-include $(obj)/.kernelvariables
 +
 +# Architecture as present in compile.h
 +UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)