diff --git a/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk b/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
index 7509881..0cc1942 100644
--- a/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-SBE_VERSION ?= a389a5d98c2ab38292ce7451c210b3cb0293938c
-SBE_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,sbe,$(SBE_VERSION))
+SBE_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_SBE_VERSION))
+SBE_SITE = $(call github,open-power,sbe,$(SBE_VERSION))
 
 SBE_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 SBE_DEPENDENCIES = host-ppe42-gcc hcode