diff --git a/eclass/linux-info.eclass b/eclass/linux-info.eclass
index 48f2ff7fbcbb..f92ba9803d72 100644
--- a/eclass/linux-info.eclass
+++ b/eclass/linux-info.eclass
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ get_version() {
 	# And contrary to existing functions I feel we shouldn't trust the
 	# directory name to find version information as this seems insane.
 	# So we parse ${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}.  
-	KV_MAJOR=$(getfilevar VERSION "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
-	KV_MINOR=$(getfilevar PATCHLEVEL "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
-	KV_PATCH=$(getfilevar SUBLEVEL "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
-	KV_EXTRA=$(getfilevar EXTRAVERSION "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+	KV_MAJOR=$(KBUILD_OUTPUT="${KBUILD_OUTPUT}" getfilevar VERSION "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+	KV_MINOR=$(KBUILD_OUTPUT="${KBUILD_OUTPUT}" getfilevar PATCHLEVEL "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+	KV_PATCH=$(KBUILD_OUTPUT="${KBUILD_OUTPUT}" getfilevar SUBLEVEL "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+	KV_EXTRA=$(KBUILD_OUTPUT="${KBUILD_OUTPUT}" getfilevar EXTRAVERSION "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
 
 	if [ -z "${KV_MAJOR}" -o -z "${KV_MINOR}" -o -z "${KV_PATCH}" ]
 	then