diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index c0d8ef8a236..c84f7bd37f9 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ else
   LINUX_SOURCE:=linux-$(LINUX_VERSION).tar.bz2
   TESTING:=$(if $(findstring -rc,$(LINUX_VERSION)),/testing,)
   ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE))$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GIT_CLONE_URI)),)
-    ifeq ($(word 1,$(subst ., ,$(KERNEL_BASE))),3)
       LINUX_SITE:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/v3.x$(TESTING)
-    else
-      LINUX_SITE:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/v$(KERNEL)$(TESTING)
-    endif
   endif
 
   ifneq ($(TARGET_BUILD),1)