diff --git a/make/linux-rpm.mk b/make/linux-rpm.mk
index f967efe0..7ce05653 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PATCHES                 += $(wildcard $(LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH_DIR)/*-$(KERNEL_VERSI
 LOCAL_PATCHES            = $(notdir $(PATCHES))
 SUBMAKEFILE              = $(MODDIR)/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
 
-KERNEL_URL = ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v$(basename $(KERNEL_VERSION))/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar.bz2
+KERNEL_URL = ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v$(KERNEL_MAJOR).$(KERNEL_MINOR)/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar.bz2
 KERNEL_TGZ = $(notdir $(KERNEL_URL))
 
 # exports
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ clean: thisclean
 # file rules
 $(KERNEL_PKG):
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(KERNEL_PKG))
-	ftp -a ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v$(basename $(KERNEL_VERSION))/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar.bz2
+	ftp -a $(KERNEL_URL)
 	install -m 664 $(notdir $(KERNEL_PKG)) $@
 
 EXTRAVERSION: linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION)/Makefile