diff --git a/meta/classes/linux-kernel-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/linux-kernel-base.bbclass
index b3e0fdad7a..510951a620 100644
--- a/meta/classes/linux-kernel-base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/linux-kernel-base.bbclass
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ def get_kernelversion(p):
     import re
 
     fn = p + '/include/linux/utsrelease.h'
+    if not os.path.isfile(fn):
+        # after 2.6.33-rc1
+        fn = p + '/include/generated/utsrelease.h'
     if not os.path.isfile(fn):
         fn = p + '/include/linux/version.h'