--- kernel/conftest.sh.old	2013-01-10 00:14:00.000000000 +0100
+++ kernel/conftest.sh.old	2013-02-08 08:52:52.906841925 +0100
@@ -1697,13 +1697,19 @@ 
                 # kernel older than 2.6.6, that's all we require to
                 # build the module.
                 #
+                VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
                 PATCHLEVEL=$(grep "^PATCHLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
                 SUBLEVEL=$(grep "^SUBLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
 
-                if [ -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a $PATCHLEVEL -ge 6 \
-                        -a -n "$SUBLEVEL" -a $SUBLEVEL -le 5 ]; then
+                if [ -n "$VERSION" -a $VERSION -ge 3 ]; then
                     SELECTED_MAKEFILE=Makefile.kbuild
                     RET=0
+                else
+                    if [ -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a $PATCHLEVEL -ge 6 \
+                            -a -n "$SUBLEVEL" -a $SUBLEVEL -le 5 ]; then
+                        SELECTED_MAKEFILE=Makefile.kbuild
+                        RET=0
+                    fi
                 fi
             fi
         fi