diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index 663a7f343b42..edcad61fe3cd 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ set_debarch() {
 version=$KERNELRELEASE
 if [ -n "$KDEB_PKGVERSION" ]; then
 	packageversion=$KDEB_PKGVERSION
+	revision=${packageversion##*-}
 else
 	revision=$(cat .version 2>/dev/null||echo 1)
 	packageversion=$version-$revision
@@ -205,10 +206,12 @@ cat <<EOF > debian/rules
 #!$(command -v $MAKE) -f
 
 build:
-	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} KBUILD_SRC=
+	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} \
+	KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=${revision} KBUILD_SRC=
 
 binary-arch:
-	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} KBUILD_SRC= intdeb-pkg
+	\$(MAKE) KERNELRELEASE=${version} ARCH=${ARCH} \
+	KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=${revision} KBUILD_SRC= intdeb-pkg
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf debian/*tmp debian/files